DeMarcus Cousins has served as an anchor for the United States men's basketball team during the squad's tuneup games in advance of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac didn't hesitate to heap praise on his big man following Team USA's 107-57 win over China on Tuesday night.
"It's a no-brainer," Divac said when asked if Cousins was the best big man in the world, per CSNBayArea.com's James Ham. "He's the most dominant player in the whole world. And being from Serbia, I have to root for Serbia, but I feel bad for them. He's going to kill them."
Cousins may not be the most dominant player in the world, as Divac asserted, but he's certainly atop the conversation for the best big man the NBA has to offer.
Still just 25 years old, Cousins averaged 26.9 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks during the 2015-16 season—and those numbers proved to be historically significant.
Cousins joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Bob McAdoo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Bob Lanier, David Robinson and Chris Webber as the only players in lea ...
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DeMarcus Cousins Is ‘Most Dominant Player’ in the World, Says Vlade Divac
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