DeMarcus Cousins will try to find his way back to the NBA through Puerto Rico.
The four-time All-Star will sign with the Guaynabo Mets of Baloncesto Superior Nacional, the Puerto Rico Professional Basketball Leagueaccording to ESPN.
DeMarcus Cousins of the Nuggets reacts during the playoff game against the Golden State Warriors on April 24, 2022 at Ball Arena in Denver. (Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
Cousins has not played in the NBA since the season 2021-22 when he appeared in 48 games with the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks.
Cousins’ career has been an interesting one, being selected as an All-Star in four straight seasons from 2015-2018 with the sacramento kings and the New Orleans Pelicans.
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In 11 seasons, Cousins averaged 19.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.
But injuries quickly derailed his career. He missed the entire 2019-20 season due to a torn ACL.
Rockets’ DeMarcus Cousins during a Los Angeles Lakers game on Jan. 10, 2021, in Houston. (Carmen Mandato/Pool Photo via AP)
He also has a history of problem behavior, with warriors of the golden state General manager Bob Myers says teams are concerned about how he’ll act if they sign him.
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“DeMarcus called me a month ago and said, ‘Why am I not in the NBA?'” Myers said on the “All The Smoke” podcast in November. “And I said, ‘Do you want that answer? Because people are afraid of how you’re going to act.’ And he’s like ‘Why?’ And I said, ‘Well, whatever the reason, he’s here now.’
DeMarcus Cousins of the Denver Nuggets speaks to the media after the playoff game against the Golden State Warriors on April 27, 2022 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
“And I like DeMarcus. You might know him. I just can’t blame him for everything he’s been through.”
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Cousins is the second star player to sign with a non-NBA league in recent months, as a three-time Defensive Player of the Year winner. Dwight Howard signed to play in Taiwan’s top basketball league after 18 seasons in the NBA.
