DeMarcus Cousins hasn’t had the opportunity to win very much with the Sacramento Kings; since his rookie season in 2010-11 the Kings have amassed a total record of 164-312. With that in mind, winning a gold medal on an undefeated Team USA squad in Rio must have felt pretty great for Boogie. Most likely, Cousins will leave the Kings when he hits free agency in 2018. Hopefully he’ll join a team that is better-equipped to win, but if not, he’ll have the 2020 Olympics to look forward to. He does intend on playing in Tokyo in 2020, Cousins told Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe:
“I’m open to [coming back for Tokyo 2020]. I’ll be older then, so it depends on how my body feels. As of right now, where I’m at, absolutely, I’m open to it,” he said. “I think people don’t understand [how hard this winning is]. They see the guys on the roster and they think automatically, they’re supposed to win. This [international game] isn’t our game. This isn’t the way we play. This is an adjustment for every guy on the roster.
“No matter how much time there is, if guys can come together and mesh and play with some type of chemistry, you’re going to win games. It’s been proven in the past. We’ve had some of the most talented teams in the past and we didn’t win, so it’s not as easy as people think it is.”
Cousins says that he isn’t sure because he’ll be older, but realistically, in four years he’ll be 30. He should still be in his prime, or at least close to it. I would expect to see Boogie Cousins in Tokyo in 2020, unless some sort of drastic injury occurs.
