Is DeMarcus Cousins the next Shaq?

[beastsofboston]

After watching all of the kings summer league games, taking a look at demarcus stats, and demarcus size do you think he could be the next shaq?

He plays very simular style( except hes got a little more range ). Hes close to the same size.

[ex carrabba fan]

Cousins doesn't have a fraction of the athleticism/explosiveness Shaq did.

By that fact alone the answer is no.

[Weeks]

No but he will be one of the better centers of the future along with Howard, Noah, and Lopez.

[TheMatrix31]

Summer League.

[bluemj32]

Shaq is a bad comparison....like sum1 said shaq had more explosion and athleticism, shaq is a freak of nature. But i will say this kid is the most polished post player I have seen come out of college in a while. He has a multitude of post moves. To me he reminds me of a bigger Al Jefferson but with better passing, range and dribbling. Hes gonna struggle at times bc he doesn't have the explosive lift but he has lots of talent but very skilled with footwork for a big at 19 is unheard of, he has really impressed me whether its summer league or not you can tell the guy can be special if he wants to.

[Benniator]

Oh yes, I can see Cousins doing this in his first year.

[Lynsanity]

Quote: Originally Posted by Benniator

Oh yes, I can see Cousins doing this in his first year.

That is depressing. I remember that Shaq. I wonder if the Shaq now was that size if he could still do some of that. I believe Cousins will be able carve out a niche this year, but probably not be as effective as Shaq was his first year.

[youvalss]

I save the "next x" stuff until the guy played 2-3 seasons in the NBA. I had enough of those next - MJ/Shaq/Barkley/Bird. some of them hardly survived 3 seasons playing decent basketball