Sacramento Kings: Recapping the Draft Madness

By Rafe Wong | Jun 23, 2016

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Georgios Papagiannis greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number thirteen overall pick to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /

Sacramento Goes Greek

With the 13th pick, the Sacramento Kings went with Georgios Papagiannis, a center out of Greece who stand at 7’2”.

Last season with Panathinaikos, Papagiannis averaged 5.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game off shooting 67.8% from the floor.

Many people in the Kings community expected a guard to be taken with this pick, but the Kings decided to go big instead.

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