15 - DeMarcus Cousins
Kentucky
- Birthday: 8/13/90
- NBA Position: Power Forward
- Class: Freshman
- Ht: 6-11
- Wt: 260
- Hometown: Birmingham, AL
- High School: LeFlore
- Team Site Profile
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NBA Comparison: Andray Blatche
Strengths: Cousins is a big PF who averaged 26 pts, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 70% FG and 80% FT per game as a freshman in high school last year. He has developing post moves, is an excellent rebounder, and a solid athlete. His ability to overpower players gives him a very high ceiling. He has a 7-3 wingspan and 9-0 standing reach.
Weaknesses: Cousins is very raw. He needs to work on his footwork and decision making mostly. His offense is coming along fine, but he needs to become more of a leader on defense. His consistency is also a problem against top competition.
Joshua Motenko – 8/16/2006

Weaknesses: The biggest concern with him right now is the lack of explosiveness … He is very effective at the current level because he simply outmuscles opponents, but once he faces bigger defenders, his athleticism (or lack thereof) will be exposed further. His post game is predicated on brute force, but he has not really shown many reliable back-to-the-basket moves … His motor might also be an issue as he gets winded fairly quickly, but it could just be the lack of conditioning … He has stretches where he completely disappears, at times he doesn’t even try to make an effort to run down the floor … He does not add much in rebounding department, as he lacks desire to attack the glass…
Borko Popic – 9/11/2008