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Willie Cauley-Stein Explodes in First Game After Cousins Trade

Former UK big man Willie Cauley-Stein produced in a big way in his first game since DeMarcus Cousins was traded away to the Pelicans.

Cauley-Stein blew up for 29 points and 10 rebounds in Sacramento’s 116-100 win over the Nuggets.

Check out the highlights:

WCS was even dropping perils of wisdom after the game:

Willie Cauley-Stein: “I’m a pizza guy. But when you really think about it, what is pizza? It’s just dough, sauce, cheese and dedication."

— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) February 24, 2017

And the Kings were taking jabs at Cousins:

Somewhere, a smoothie was made after this.