When Kings principal owner Vivek Ranadive anointed DeMarcus Cousins the team’s leader last year, it was a premature proclamation. First, Cousins admittedly was still learning how to be a leader. Secondly, he hadn’t exactly had role models to show him how to be a leader in his first three seasons in Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins DeMarcus Cousins, joined by Kings general manager Pete D’Alessandro at an NBA summer league game in Las Vegas, said he wants to become the team’s anchor on defense.