Download or read book DeMarcus Cousins: the Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Top Centers written by Clayton Geoffreys and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Incredible Story of the New Orleans Pelicans Star Center, DeMarcus Cousins! Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device. This holiday season, if you buy the print edition as a gift, you can keep the Kindle edition for yourself! In DeMarcus Cousins: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Top Centers, you'll read about the inspirational story of basketball's star, DeMarcus Cousins. Since entering the league as the 5th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, DeMarcus Cousins has made quite the name for himself as a premier big man. After spending nearly seven years as the face of the Sacramento Kings franchise, DeMarcus was given a fresh start mid-way through the 2016-2017 season as he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans to play alongside fellow star, Anthony Davis. There is still much basketball to be played out in DeMarcus' career. It will be exciting to continue to watch DeMarcus mature over time with Davis. If you're interested in learning the incredible story of how DeMarcus became the player he is today, pick up a copy of this book today Here is a preview of what is inside this book: Early Life and Childhood High School Years College Years at the University of Kentucky DeMarcus' NBA Career Getting Drafted, Rookie Season, Westphal's Ouster, the Double-Double Machine The Rise to Stardom, Cousins the All-Star, Final Year in Sacramento The Move to the Big Easy, Flying High with the Pelicans International Career Cousins' Personal Life Cousins' Impact on Basketball and Beyond DeMarcus Cousins' Legacy and Future An excerpt from the book: Has the world ever seen a complete NBA center? That is one of the most challenging questions to answer in the lore of NBA basketball. The league has seen its share of complete point guards, shooting guards, small forwards, and power forwards that could all shoot, rebound, make plays, and defend at elite levels. And especially in today's NBA era where skill matters most in a pace-and-space style of play. But somehow, complete centers are somewhat rare in the league. It is no secret that dominant and skilled centers have come and gone in the history of the NBA. Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal were both unstoppable athletic giants inside the paint. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon would leave their defenders scratching their heads because of the array of post moves they brought to the game. Meanwhile, David Robinson's and Dwight Howard's superior mobility have helped them become dominant centers on both ends of the floor. However, as far as all-around skills are concerned, those centers were far from being complete. We have seen centers that are unstoppable near the basket. There are also those that can spin heads with their post moves and superior athletic mobility. Some centers thrive by stretching the floor because of their three-point shooting. Others only care about doing their job at the defensive end by blocking shots and grabbing rebounds. There are even rare centers that could play the point from the post. However, you rarely see centers that could do all of those things at a high level. Tags: DeMarcus Cousins, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, University of Kentucky Basketball, Dwight Howard, Kemba Walker, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Paul George