It was 17 months ago when DeMarcus Cousins was traded from Sacramento to New Orleans, the newest member of the Pelicans, bringing unquestioned basketball gifts but burdened by an image that weighed about three tons. The Pelicans were good for Cousins and he was, according to New Orleans general manager Dell Demps, good for them. "We were having success, and things are good when you're winning games," Demps said Wednesday on the NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors Insider Podcast.