Georgios Papagiannis
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| No. 13 – Sacramento Kings | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 3, 1997 Marousi, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
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| High school | |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Peristeri |
| 2014–2016 | Panathinaikos |
| 2016–present | Sacramento Kings |
| 2016–2017 | →Reno Bighorns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Georgios "George" Papagiannis (pronounced: Yorgos Papayahnis) (alternate spellings: Georgio, Giorgios, Giorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Παπαγιάννης; born July 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Maroussi, Athens, Greece, he is a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center, with a 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) wingspan. His nickname is "Big George". He was selected 13th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, and was later traded to the Sacramento Kings.
Papagiannis played at the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in 2013. He announced that he was committing to Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in May 2013. He then attended school and played basketball at Westtown, during the 2013–14 academic school year and basketball season, as a high school junior. After his junior year of high school in the United States, he transferred to the American School in Athens, Greece, for his senior year of high school.
Papagiannis made his senior men's club debut with Peristeri on January 5, 2012, at the age of 14, in a Greek Basket League 2011–12 season game against Panathinaikos. He became the youngest player to ever play in the modern era of the Greek Basket League (since the league first became fully professional, under the organization of HEBA, starting with the 1992–93 season). He also spent the entire 2012–13 season with Peristeri.
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