At 33 years old, the doors to the NBA seem definitively closed for DeMarcus Cousins. Since his time in Denver during the 2021/22 season, the pivot has no longer been able to find a folding seat in the Great League.
Injuries but also the pivot's attitude have slowed down franchises potentially interested in his services in recent years. Last season, he spent a stint in Puerto Rico, with the Guaynabo Mets, averaging 20.4 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 assists.
And while it was announced in China, the former Kings and Pelicans will now join Taiwan.
The Taiwan Beer Leopards, who had already recruited Dwight Howard last year, announced the signature of “Boogie”. For the moment, it is a fixed-term contract since DeMarcus Cousins must arrive in mid-January to play four of the team's home games, on January 20, 21, 27 and 28. With the possibility of extending if all goes well.
We recall that DeMarcus Cousins' last NBA matches date from the 2022 playoffs, when he played as a back-up to Nikola Jokic with the Nuggets. Since his rupture of the cruciate ligaments in his left knee with the Lakers in August 2019, he has never managed to bounce back sportingly or settle in for the long term with a team.
