DeMarcus Cousins

DEMARCUS COUSINS (DEN)

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C • 6’10, 270 lbs; 11th year, Kentucky

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NBA ROLE: HIGHLY SKILLED PIVOT

 

DeMarcus Cousins: a ridiculously gifted pivot when fully healthy; basketball unicorn (in a sense): when it comes to body type, an inside-out skill set & rugged aggression down low, it’s tough to peg a comparison; ‘BBQ chicken’ when Boogie gets down on the block – full deck: turnaround hooks & Js, spin cycles, step throughs, and thunderous dunks (after bodying up defenders) are the norm; one of the first new wave centers: spaces the floor from deep*, can go coast to coast and finish as a near-300 pounder, unguardable down low; average defender – takes charges but has difficulty locking down the paint/defending the rim; beast on the boards: Boogie is an automatic double-double every night; needs to avoid picking up silly fouls, learn to stay level-headed if a call doesn’t go his way; signed w/ Nuggets (2022) – reunited with Coach Mike Malone, adds excellent front court depth behind Nikola Jokić

 

*does damage with straightaway, trail triples

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  • Olympic Gold Medalist (2016)

  • 2x All-NBA Second Team (‘15-’16)

  • 4x All-Star (’15-’18)

  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2011)

  • Consensus Second Team All-American (2010)

  • McDonald’s All-American (2009)

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