DeMarcus Cousins through the years

2007: LeFlore's (15) Demarcus Cousins grabs the rebound against Moanalua's (34) AJ Kirkman.

2007: LeFlore's DeMarcus Cousins tries to drive to the basket past the defense of Vigor's Alvin Dinkins.

2009: DeMarcus Cousins of LeFlore Magnet High School is one of our All USA Today boys basketball players of the year.

2009: Kentucky freshmen, from left, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton, Eric Bledsoe and Jon Hood pose for a photograph during the team's photo day.

2010: Kentucky Wildcats forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) celebrates after defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks.

2010: Kentucky Wildcats forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) celebrates in the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks.

2010: Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins (15), DeAndre Liggins (34), Patrick Patterson (54) and Eric Bledsoe (24) react on the sidelines.

2010: Kentucky's DeMarcus Cousins, center, celebrates with Ramon Harris, top, and Darnell Dodson, bottom, after Cousins scored at the buzzer.

2010: NBA commissioner David Stern, left, shakes hands with Kentucky forward DeMarcus Cousins, who was selected fifth overall by the Sacramento Kings.

2012: Sacramento Kings head coach Keith Smart talks with center DeMarcus Cousins (15).

2012: DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings unhappy about a call during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

2012: Team USA guard Kevin Durant, guard Russell Westbrook and center DeMarcus Cousins during practice at the UNLV Mendenhall Center.

2012: Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) holds onto a rebound against the New York Knicks.

2013: Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) reacts after a play against the Memphis Grizzlies.

2014: DeMarcus Cousins of the US dunks the ball during the Group C Basketball World Cup match.

2014: Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) goes to the basket past Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green (8).

2015: Western Conference guard James Harden of the Houston Rockets (13, left), forward Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder (35, center), and center DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings (15, right) talk during practice at Madison Square Garden.

2016: United States' DeMarcus Cousins, left, jokes with teammate United States' Carmelo Anthony, right, during a men's basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2016: United States center Demarcus Cousins (12) dunks over Serbia during the game in the preliminary round of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

2016: Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) reacts to a play against the New York Knicks during the second half at Golden 1 Center.

2017: Western Conference forward DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings (15) plays during the first half of the NBA All-Star Game.

2017: Omri Casspi (18) and DeMarcus Cousins (0) were introduced by the New Orleans Pelicans at a press conference at the New Orleans Pelicans Practice Facility.

2017: New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins (0) reacts after a dunk by forward Anthony Davis (not pictured) during the second half against the Brooklyn Nets.