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Winners and losers of NBA free agency

LOS ANGELES - LeBron James immediately made the Lakers big winners in NBA free agency when the peerless forward signed a four-year deal worth $153.3 million.

But then Golden State Warriors, back-to-back NBA champions, made a move that seemed to say, "We'll see your LeBron James and raise that with our own DeMarcus Cousins."

Cousins signed a one-year deal worth $5.3 million, joining a star-studded group of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. And the Warriors got richer

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