The gold craze is not over for Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins.

Fresh off a 13-point, 15-rebound performance in the gold medal game against Serbia, Cousins has his eyes set on the next Olympics.

“I’m open to (coming back for Tokyo 2020). I’ll be older then, so it depends on how my body feels,” Cousins told the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn.

“As of right now, where I’m at, absolutely, I’m open to it. I think people don’t understand (how hard this winning is). They see the guys on the roster and they think automatically, they’re supposed to win. This (international game) isn’t our game. This isn’t the way we play. This is an adjustment for every guy on the roster.”

The 26-year-old All-Star center posted averages of 9.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist, playing limited minutes in Rio. Not the gaudiest numbers, but to be fair, the game is only 40-minutes long by FIBA rules and Cousins had a lot of foul trouble during the eight games of competition.

Despite going 8-0, Team USA did not breeze through the tournament. They had to survive close games against Australia, Serbia, France and Spain by 10 points or less.

The Americans had trouble adjusting to rules of international play and other teams adjusted well to their style of play, making competition stiffer.

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“No matter how much time there is, if guys can come together and mesh and play with some type of chemistry, you’re going to win games,” Cousins said.

“It’s been proven in the past. We’ve had some of the most talented teams in the past and we didn’t win, so it’s not as easy as people think it is.”

His commitment and willingness to be part of a potential fourth-straight gold will bring smiles to chairman Jerry Colangelo, who is expecting continuity in the roster from here on.