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By: Ana Kieu

The Los Angeles Lakers might’ve took the basketball world by storm in the past few days, but the Golden State Warriors showed the Southern California team that they were going to make some shocking moves of their own.

League sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that center DeMarcus Cousins, also known as “Boogie,” has agreed to a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the Warriors. The 27-year-old last played for the New Orleans Pelicans from 2017-18.

Cousins began his NBA career in 2010 when the Sacramento Kings selected him with the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft. The four-time NBA All-Star played for the Kings from 2010-17.

Cousins played just one season at the University of Kentucky from 2009-10, where the Wildcats men’s basketball team made it to the Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, before he forwent the remaining three years of college eligibility to enter the 2010 NBA Draft.

The Warriors now have a fifth star in Cousins. Although Warriors star Steph Curry has lightheartedly joked about Cousins as the “3rd Splash Brother” on Twitter, it’s too early to tell if Cousins will make a significant splash in Oakland. After all, Cousins is still going through his continuous recovery following a season-ending surgery for a torn left Achilles sustained on January 28th.