DeMarcus Cousins continues to crush the competition in Puerto Rico

A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned how DeMarcus Cousins was thriving in the Puerto Rican professional basketball league, known as the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. After spending 11 seasons in the NBA, the former Kentucky Wildcat took his talents elsewhere to continue playing the game he loves. It didn’t take him long to start dominating the new competition, either.

When we last talked about Cousins in early May, he was coming off a 31-point, 19-rebound, three-assist, and four-block performance (with five made three-pointers) for the Guaynabo Mets. That was just his fourth game in the BSN, in which he had already accumulated 78 points and grabbed 43 rebounds in only 97 total minutes.

Fast forward to late May and Cousins continues to put on a show in Puerto Rico. Now through 10 games played, the 32-year-old center is averaging 20.0 points and 10.3 rebounds on 54.6 percent overall shooting, including a 40.9 percent clip from beyond the arc, according to the league’s website. One of Cousins’ more notable performances of the season thus far came earlier this week when he dropped 37 points on 12-15 shooting (3-4 from deep) in just 25 minutes as the Guaynabo Mets beat Indios de Mayagüez in overtime by a tight score of 117-115.

As you might expect, Cousins is an absolute matchup nightmare for anyone in the BSN. His team is 7-3 since he joined the roster after they started the season 8-9. His highlights are fun.

But just as we mentioned the last time we provided you with a “Boogie Update”, this is hardly the most interesting part of this story. A handful of fellow one-time ‘Cats suit up for the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Both Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones play for the 18-8 Piratas de Quebradillas, with the former in the hunt for league MVP.

Through 25 games played, Knight is averaging a league-best 24.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per outing while shooting 55 percent from two-point range, 38 percent from distance, and 85 percent from the free throw line. Jones, on the other hand, has only seen the court twice for the Pirates. They’re both teammates with another former NBA big man, Hassan Whiteside.

Cousins and Knight might not play in the NBA again as they begin to wind down their professional playing careers, but they sure are making the most of the opportunities they’ve been given.