Recently, on the basketball commentary show "Above The Rim", former NBA All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins made a blunt criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup configuration strategy. Cousins pointed out the Lakers' inappropriate use of stars with his usual frank attitude.

Cousins emphasized that any successful team needs to build a lineup around core stars, and the Lakers obviously have such a cornerstone - LeBron James and Anthony Davis (AD). He specifically pointed out that AD's best seasons in his career were all when he played as a power forward (No. 4), including the season when he helped the Lakers win the championship. AD himself has also expressed many times that he prefers to play at the No. 4 position, believing that this position can better play his technical characteristics and advantages.

However, Cousins was puzzled and disappointed by the Lakers management's decision to ignore this clear signal and insist on letting AD play as center. He bluntly criticized: "When the core players of the team have clearly expressed their position and role preferences, the management chose to go against them. This is really incredible. This decision not only goes against the wishes of the players, but also ignores the rationality of the lineup configuration. Pelinka should resign! They wasted James' peak in vain!"

Cousins further pointed out that the Lakers management lacked foresight and strategy in the use of players and lineup matching, resulting in the peak period of two top stars, James and AD, being wasted in vain. He bluntly stated that the Lakers management should be responsible for this unreasonable arrangement and called on them to re-examine and adjust the team's construction ideas.

Cousins' remarks undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the Lakers, reminding them that they need to be more cautious and reasonable in the future lineup configuration and player use. After all, for a team aiming to win the championship, how to maximize the potential of core players is a crucial link.