Life takes many turns, and if not, ask DeMarcus Cousins, who was aiming for an NBA star, and who has been left behind by injuries. The center, who has recently made headlines for criticizing a possible third MVP for his former teammate Jokic, has reached an agreement to play for the Guaynabo Mets of Puerto Rico until the end of this season, reported Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN.
Cousins’ last team in the NBA was precisely the Nuggets in the final stretch of 2022 where he played 31 official games (2 as a starter) through figures of 8.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per day.
Despite the fact that his performance on the track was by no means negative, this season he has not found a place in the league, and while he awaits a possible call-up, we imagine that for next season, he will try not to lose his top form. Puerto Rican basketball category.
Selected with the 5th pick by the Sacramento Kings, he has dressed the colors of the Californian team, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and the aforementioned Nuggets with figures of 19.3 points, 10.2 rebounds , 3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 654 official matches.
His serious injury suffered in January 2018 marked ‘a before and after’ in his professional career. He went from fighting for the MVP title to playing for five different franchises in three seasons.
“Jokic hasn’t won anything”
Cousins recently dropped by former player Kevin Garnett’s podcast where he gushed about a possible third straight MVP for center Nikola Jokic.
«I do not agree at all that he is MVP three times in a row because it would get him into the conversation of, is this the best player in history? And I think we all agree on this and Jokic is not. I’m not saying he can’t be. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve more in the future. But at this stage of his career I don’t agree with that. He hasn’t won anything. He has not been in any Final. It’s a lot because of the things that he’s still playing,” Cousins noted.
«At this point, if he gets his third MVP, he would be the best center of all time. We’re putting him above Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan and Wilt Chamberlain. And that is a very complicated issue », he concluded.
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