Nah bruh, If you could go back and look at that thread I said he was number 22 or 24 in DX's mock draft which he was at the time. I guarantee you he wasn't always a projected lottery pick. I made that thread in like November or December of 09.
We're going to have to agree to disagree, cause all the way back to 2007 Boogie was rated 2 in his class.
http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-DeMarcus-Cousins-50451
He was the number 1 ranked center by DX in 2010
http://www.draftexpress.com/article/DraftExpress-2010-NBA-Draft-Positional-Rankings-Released-3490/
Chad Ford mock -
DeMarcus Cousins
Position: C
Height: 6-11
Weight: 260
Age: 19
School: Kentucky
Analysis: While Cousins has the talent to be a top pick, he's scared away teams a bit with his on-court antics and a motor that sometimes moves to idle. But at No. 5, he would be a great pick for the Kings, giving them toughness, rebounding and a legitimate, low-post scorer. Teaming him with Carl Landry, Jason Thompson and Spencer Hawes would give Sacramento a very good front line.
There was never a point this dude wasn't viewed as a lottery pick breh, you must have him mixed up with someone else.