By Charlie O. Mallonee

Sacramento – The Sacramento Kings started making moves early on Thursday night accumulating three first-round draft picks by doing some wheeling and dealing. The Kings first selection was made at number 13, and it was a surprise.

The Kings need a point guard and a shooting guard in the worst way and with the number 13 pick they selected a 7-1, 240 pound center from Greece named Georgios Papagiannis. No you did not misread the previous line. The team that has DeMarcus Cousins and Willie Cauley-Stein just drafted another center.

Papagiannis is an 18-year old from Amarousio, Greece. He played high school basketball in the United States at Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Papagiannis was highly recruited by colleges but chose to return to Greece to play professional basketball with Panathinaikos.

Papagiannis had to fight for playing time on a very talented Panathinaikos team. He played in 21 games in the top ranked A1 league. Papagiannis also saw limited action in six Euroleague games.

Papagiannis is known for being agile for his size with long arms and frame that should fill out as he grows older. He has soft hands and decent touch around the basket. Defensively he is known as a rim protector.

The reaction from fans on social media has been overwhelmingly negative. With all of the needs the Kings have right now, fans are having a difficult time trying figure out why the first pick of this draft was another center.