Veteran free agent guard Quinn Cook has signed a rest-of-season contract with Lokomotiv Kuban, the Russian team announced today in a press release.
Cook, 28, has appeared in 188 total NBA games since making his debut in 2017, spending time with the Mavericks, Pelicans, Warriors, Lakers, and Cavaliers. He won titles with Golden State and L.A., recording career averages of 6.4 PPG, 1.7 RPG, and 1.6 APG with a .461/.408/.795 shooting line in 14.1 minutes per contest.
The Trail Blazers signed Cook to a non-guaranteed contract prior to training camp and he competed for a regular season roster spot, but lost that battle to Dennis Smith Jr. Because Portland doesn’t have its own G League team, heading to the NBAGL as an affiliate player wasn’t an option for Cook. The 6’1″ guard could’ve still signed a G League contract and entered the player pool, but he opted to go overseas instead.
Cook will join a Lokomotiv Kuban roster that features a few other players with NBA experience, including big men Alan Williams and Johnathan Motley. The team is off to a 2-2 start in the VTB United League this season and is 1-0 in EuroCup play.
Lokomotiv Kuban sounds like the name of a character from an old boxing video game.
Eet ees Loko.
Seriously in about the warmest spot in Russia.
Soda Popinski, Don Flamenco, Von Kaiser, it tracks.
boris the bear knokimov. r2r.
Perplexing. When Cook filled in for Curry a few years ago, he was very good, did everything and more he was asked to do, and he’s still a career 40% on threes. You would think a guy who can shoot like him would be desirable for many teams. Severe case of halitosis????
He isn’t much of an athlete, he can’t finish, and for a point guard, he isn’t that adept at creating for others. Also his defense is mediocre at best.
Good for him! Go play hard, keep training, get experience and you will get another shot at NBA. Worst case, in few yrs Cook will get a coaching opportunity.
He’s got 2 NBA rings.
Big deal. I have 2 NBA championship rings also. I bought them on eBay. My effort to earn them was almost as much as Cook’s.
I Soviet Union, you don’t watch game. Game watches you.