DeMarcus Cousins continuing basketball career with FIBA 3x3

DeMarcus Cousins‘ professional basketball career isn’t finished just yet.

On Tuesday, FIBA announced that Cousins has joined Wuxi WenLv as part of the 3×3 World Tour where he will play out the remainder of the current season. The 34-year-old hasn’t appeared in the NBA since 2022 but has made multiple international stops since then, including stints in Puerto Rico and Taiwan, the latter of which saw him win the T1 League Most Popular Player of the Year during the 2023-24 season and 2024 Finals MVP.

The FIBA 3×3 World Tour, created in 2012, is categorized as an international basketball league that features 3 vs. 3 competitions (indoor and outdoor). The game is played at an even faster pace than the NBA and utilizes only half of the court. According to the current standings, Cousins’ new team sits 27th out of 42 total teams with a 1-3 record — they sure could use the 6-foot-10 four-time NBA All-Star.

Olympic Gold Medalist and 4x NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins has joined World Tour team Wuxi WenLv 🇨🇳 until the end of the season 👀

How do you think he will do on the #3x3WT? pic.twitter.com/DkLDPNz1qN

— 3×3 Basketball |FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) August 27, 2024

Earlier this year, Cousins announced that his time playing in the NBA was over. He made a significant impact while in the Association though. Along with his All-Star nominations, he also received two All-NBA Second-Team nods (2014-16) and was named to the 2010-11 All-Rookie Team. His ability to stretch the floor as an outside shooter and playmaking big man made him a difficult cover for defenses during his prime.

Across 11 seasons on the hardwood, Cousins suited up for seven different franchises, spending most of his time with the Sacramento Kings. The Alabama native posted career averages of 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per outing on 46 percent overall shooting. He missed the entirety of the 2019-20 season due to injury and played just 89 games after that before exiting the NBA for good.

Cousins has come a long way since his lone season at Kentucky in 2009-10. 15 years later, he’s still got some juice left in the tank.