Former Duke basketball star Quinn Cook will suit up alongside some NBA legends this summer, albeit not in the United States.
According to a Tuesday report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Cook will play with former Lakes teammates Dwight Howard and DeMarcus Cousins in the Asian Tournament this July. The trio will play for the Taiwan Mustangs.
Cook spent four seasons with the Blue Devils, culminating in the 2015 national championship game as a senior. He averaged 15.3 points and 2.6 assists per game as a senior, and he tacked on six points and four rebounds during the victory over Wisconsin in the title game.
The former Blue Devil played in 188 games across seven NBA seasons, and he’s one of just two former Duke players with multiple championships at the professional level. He won his second in 2020 on the Lakers when he was teammates with Howard.
His best NBA season came in 2017-18 with Golden State, the year of his first ring. He averaged a career-high 18 games, and his averages of 9.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists were all personal bests.
2020 Lakers reunion: DeMarcus Cousins, Dwight Howard and Quinn Cook will play together on the Taiwan Mustags in the Asian Tournament in July, sources say. Howard serves as a player and part-owner of the Taiwan league.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 18, 2024
Cook’s 2015 teammate, Amile Jefferson, just won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics as an assistant coach on Monday.