Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins has hired an agent that is pushing him as a possibility for the No. 1 pick.

"There are teams that have done their homework on DeMarcus, and if the lottery ball bounces right, he could be the No. 1 pick in the draft," agent John Greig told Yahoo! Sports.

For months, Kentucky point guard John Wall has been considered the favorite to be taken No. 1, with Ohio State's Evan Turner garnering some attention as well.

"When teams, the media and fans wait and hear the real story about DeMarcus, they'll all understand," Greig said in reference to character or attitude issues.

"He's a great kid. Sure, he needs to mature, but NBA teams who do their proper homework are teams seeing this kid as an equal for the No. 1 pick with Wall or Turner."