DeMarcus was born on 13 August 1990 under the zodiac sign of Leo. He was born in Alabama in the United States of America. The name of his mother is Monique Cousins and he also has five siblings. The name of his brother is known to be Jaleel Cousins. The name of his four sisters is not known. He completed his schooling from LeFlore Magnet High school and most of his childhood was spent in Alabama with his parents. As per the information available, in 2009, he started playing for Parade All American. Later he started playing for his college team. His average score during his college day was 15.1 points per game.
Later in 2010, DeMarcus started playing for Sacramento Kings. He first started playing in NBA Draft and his performance was really commendable. The same year, he signed a contract with Kings for two years and the cost of the contract was known to be 7 Million Dollars. It is known that in 2011, DeMarcus landed in some trouble with the coach of the team and later on the coach of the team was removed. This was probably because DeMarcus had amazing stats and the team didn’t want to lose the player.
It is known that in 2012, DeMarcus was also suspended for a couple of games because he passed comment on a player of the opponent’s team. It was reported that he later apologized for his behavior.
In 2013, DeMarcus’s contract was extended for another four years and this time he was paid 62 Million dollars for the contract. Later in 2014, he was suspended again for a game because he ended up punching a player in his stomach which caused an injury to the player. The name of the player whom he punched was Patric Beverly. The same year, DeMarcus also suffered from meningitis and he had to take time off from the game because of the infectious disease. It is known that DeMarcus couldn’t play 10 games because of the same. His Fangraphs was on rising and he kept on improving his game.
Later in February 2017, DeMarcus was traded to New Orleans Pelicans and he started playing with his new team. Pelicans were happy to receive and his teammate, Omri Casspi. DeMarcus won his first game with the team against Los Angeles Lakers and yet there are much more games to win.
DeMarcus is known to be married but the name of his wife is not known. As per the records, his wife gave birth to two children after his marriage and the name of his son is Amir Cousins and the name of his daughter is known to be Jessie Cousins. DeMarcus’s total annual salary is estimated to be 16.96 Million Dollars and his total net worth is known to be 61 Million American Dollars. He has earned it all by himself without any support of his family. DeMarcus’s complete biography and success story can be read on Wikipedia and other online sources.
Birth Date: | 13 Aug, 1990 |
Age: | 29 yrs |
Occupations: | Basketball player |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Mobile |
Education: | LeFlore Magnet High School |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American basketball player |
Net Worth 2021: | 37 million |