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Sacramento Kings: DeMarcus Cousins Survives First Team USA Cuts

By Adam McGee

Jul 30, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Team USA center DeMarcus Cousins is interviewed after a team practice at Mendenhall Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 30, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Team USA center DeMarcus Cousins is interviewed after a team practice at Mendenhall Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 12, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Kings defeated the Sixers 115-98. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Kings defeated the Sixers 115-98. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Experience

It’s hard to know how much this stands for in a squad as young as this, but of the front men he’s competing with, Cousins is definitely the veteran. Cousins has played 291 games as a professional during his four years in the NBA, which amounts to 80 more than Drummond and Plumlee combined.

That mightn’t seem like something that should make a difference, but in a close game, Cousins is just going to be a little bit more knowing. Having been part of a talented Kentucky program under coach John Calipari, Cousins knows all about expectation, and the burden of the public’s assumption of USA success won’t affect him in the slightest.

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