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DeMarcus Cousins
NOP · Big · 2016-17 · Kentucky · Year 7 · age 26 · born Aug 13, 1990
27.0 PPG11.0 RPG4.6 APG3.7 TPG34.2 MPG
All-Star
- Height
- 6'11"
Weight270DeMarcus Cousins, 2016-17 with NOP: 27.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 34.2 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (98th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (32nd percentile) and Turnover % (35th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2016-17; the second number is his rank among the 76 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 92 | 96 | 34.2 |
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| Minutes share | 86 | 88 | 61.9% |
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| Availability | 50 | 46 | 87.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 63 | 41 | .562 |
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| Effective FG% | 39 | 15 | .498 |
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| Points per shot | 83 | 61 | 1.36 |
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| 3-point % | 62 | 76 | 36.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 86 | 97 | 5.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 34 | 81 | 25.3% |
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| 2-point % | 42 | 14 | 48.3% |
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| Free throw % | 48 | 69 | 77.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 9.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 94 | 84 | 46.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 34 | 78 | 20.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 29.5 |
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| Assist % | 88 | 98 | 26.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 80 | 94 | 5.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 32 | 66 | 1.23 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 77 | 93 | 9.4 |
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| Usage % | 99 | 99 | 35.9% |
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| Turnover % | 35 | 46 | 13.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 78 | 22 | 6.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 80 | 99 | 9.7 |
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| Self-creation | 72 | 34 | high |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 65 | 72 | 59 |
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| Defender difficulty | 19 | 7 | low (−0.6) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 73 | 72 | 4.2 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 93 | 70 | 12.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 98 | 91 | 27.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 82 | 88 | 1.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 86 | 57 | 1.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 93 | 79 | 2.9 |
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| Steal % | 80 | 88 | 2.0% |
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| Block % | 86 | 55 | 3.1% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 94 | 84 | −8.8% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 58 | 54 | avg (11.8) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 74 | 75 | −7.7% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 93 | 95 | 3.7 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 86 | 45 | 6'11" |
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| Strength (weight) | 98 | 93 | 270 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 96 | 95 | 25.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 83 | 61 | .149 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 98 | +6.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 97 | +5.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 94 | 91 | +1.8 |
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| VORP | 97 | 99 | 5.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 97 | 97 | 20.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2010-11 | SAC | 20 | 81 | 28.5 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | .484 | −2.6 | 14 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 2011-12 | SAC | 21 | 64 | 30.5 | 18.1 | 11.0 | 1.6 | .499 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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| 2012-13 | SAC | 22 | 75 | 30.5 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 2.7 | .524 | +0.2 | 58 | |
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| 2013-14 | SAC | 23 | 71 | 32.4 | 22.7 | 11.7 | 2.9 | .555 | +5.2 | 97 | |
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| 2014-15 | SAC | 24 | 59 | 34.1 | 24.1 | 12.7 | 3.6 | .545 | +4.3 | 95 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2015-16 | SAC | 25 | 65 | 34.6 | 26.9 | 11.5 | 3.3 | .538 | +3.3 | 92 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2016-17★ | NOP | 26 | 72 | 34.2 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 4.6 | .562 | +6.8 | 97 | All-Star |
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| 2017-18 | NOP | 27 | 48 | 36.2 | 25.2 | 12.9 | 5.4 | .583 | +4.7 | 95 | All-Star |
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| 2018-19 | GSW | 28 | 30 | 25.7 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 3.6 | .562 | +3.0 | 90 | |
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| 2020-21 | LAC | 30 | 41 | 17.4 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 1.9 | .537 | +0.4 | 65 | |
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| 2021-22 | DEN | 31 | 48 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .567 | −1.6 | 31 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.