DeMarcus Cousins

American basketball player

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May 6 2025 Cousins played his first game back with the Guaynabo Mets against Capitanes de Arecibo, recording 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists in 21 minutes, helping the team win 107-90.
April 24 2025 DeMarcus Cousins confirmed his return to play for the Guaynabo Mets in the 2025 BSN season.
2025 Cousins briefly joined the Strong Group Athletics for the Dubai International Basketball Championship, expanding his international basketball experience.
January 10 2025 DeMarcus Cousins signed with the Selenge Bodons, a professional basketball team in Mongolia, marking a new phase in his international basketball career.
June 19 2024 Joined the Taiwan Mustangs of The Asian Tournament (TAT).
June 1 2024 Awarded Finals MVP in the 2024 T1 League Finals.
May 15 2024 Awarded the T1 League Most Popular Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season.
March 18 2024 Re-signed with the Taiwan Beer Leopards for the T1 League season.
February 23 2024 Announced he is done trying to make an NBA comeback, stating he is ready to move on from his 12-year NBA career.
2023 Suffered an injury at the beginning of Game 6 of the playoffs, with an expected recovery time of one week.
2023 Led the Guaynabo Mets to the Playoffs and semi-finals, being eliminated by the Gigantes de Carolina in a 7-game series.
December 18 2023 Signed a contract to join the Taiwan Beer Leopards in Taiwan's T1 League, initially planning to compete in four home games in January 2024.
April 2023 Signed a contract with the Guaynabo Mets in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional league, averaging 20.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game throughout the season.
January 13 2023 The Los Angeles Lakers hosted Cousins for a workout.
March 4 2022 Cousins scored a season-high 31 points in just 24 minutes during a 116-101 win over the Houston Rockets, setting a Nuggets franchise record for fewest minutes in a 30-point game.
February 25 2022 The Denver Nuggets signed Cousins for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season.
February 10 2022 Cousins signed a third 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.
January 28 2022 Cousins was given a second 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.
January 21 2022 DeMarcus Cousins signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets, reuniting with his former coach Michael Malone.
January 6 2022 Cousins was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, concluding his 17-game tenure with the team where he started 5 games and averaged 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 16.9 minutes per game.
December 24 2021 Cousins achieved a season-high performance with 22 points and 8 rebounds in a 102-95 win against the Dallas Mavericks.
November 30 2021 DeMarcus Cousins signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, beginning a new phase of his professional basketball career.
April 26 2021 Cousins signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for the remainder of the 2020-2021 NBA season, securing his position with the team.
April 16 2021 Cousins signed a second 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, continuing his temporary engagement with the team.
April 5 2021 DeMarcus Cousins signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, marking a new stage in his professional basketball career.
February 23 2021 The Houston Rockets waived DeMarcus Cousins after he played 25 games, averaging 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game.
2020 Received an NBA championship ring from the Los Angeles Lakers, who had his name engraved on their championship rings, despite not playing in the season.
December 2 2020 The Houston Rockets traded for John Wall, Cousins' good friend and former college teammate.
December 1 2020 DeMarcus Cousins signed a one-year contract with the Houston Rockets.
February 23 2020 Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers to sign Markieff Morris.
2019 Played in his first NBA Finals game, coming off the bench for the Golden State Warriors, who ultimately lost the series to the Toronto Raptors in six games.
2019 Signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, reuniting with former teammate Anthony Davis.
November 2019 Domestic violence and harassing communications charges filed in Alabama were dropped.
August 2019 Cousins was captured on an audio recording threatening his ex-girlfriend after she refused to let their son attend his wedding, leading to an arrest warrant for misdemeanor domestic violence and harassing communications charges.
August 2019 Suffered a serious left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear during an off-season pickup game, which prevented him from playing for the Lakers.
August 24 2019 DeMarcus Cousins married his longtime girlfriend Morgan Lang in Atlanta.
April 16 2019 Ruled out indefinitely after suffering a torn left quadriceps in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs.
April 2 2019 Scored a season-high 28 points with 13 rebounds in a 116-102 win over the Denver Nuggets.
January 18 2019 Made his debut for the Golden State Warriors, scoring 14 points in a 112-94 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
December 10 2018 Assigned to Santa Cruz Warriors (NBA G League affiliate) for his first full-contact practice since recovering from an Achilles tendon rupture.
July 6 2018 Signed a one-year, $5.3 million midlevel exception contract with the Golden State Warriors after speaking with team management and players including Bob Myers, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green.
January 26 2018 Suffered a season-ending torn left Achilles injury in the final seconds of a win against the Houston Rockets, after recording 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists.
January 22 2018 Achieved a historic performance with 44 points, 24 rebounds, and 10 assists in a double overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. Became the first NBA player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972 to have 40+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 10+ assists in a single game.
October 28 2017 Recorded his first triple-double of the season with 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played October 23–29.
October 26 2017 Recorded 41 points and 23 rebounds in a win against his former team, the Sacramento Kings.
March 21 2017 Recorded his most prolific performance as a Pelican with 41 points and 17 rebounds in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
February 2017 Cousins was selected to his second NBA All-Star Game while playing for the Sacramento Kings.
February 23 2017 Made his debut for the Pelicans, recording 27 points and 14 rebounds in a loss to the Houston Rockets.
February 20 2017 Traded to the New Orleans Pelicans from Sacramento Kings, along with teammate Omri Casspi, in exchange for Tyreke Evans, Buddy Hield, Langston Galloway, and draft picks.
February 3 2017 Recorded his sixth career triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists against the Phoenix Suns.

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