For the first time since Chris Webber in the early 2000s, a member of the Kings has been chosen as the cover athlete for an issue of SLAM Magazine.
DeMarcus Cousins getting the nod is certainly justified – DMC is in the midst of a career-high scoring year and averages a double-double. His averages of 24-plus points, 12-plus rebounds, 3-plus assists, 1-plus blocks and 1-plus steals per game last season has only been achieved by five other players in the past 40 years.
Boogie knows that his next step is now to prove that he can win.