Superstitious types say the No. 13 is unlucky.
Conversely, it could be say Kings center Georgios Papagiannis bears the burden of that number. It’s not only the number on his jersey, but it’s also where he was selected in the 2016 NBA draft. It was a pick that puzzled many, selecting a relatively unknown teenager from Greece who played the same position of the first-round pick from a year earlier, Willie Cauley-Stein.
The Kings also had an All-Star center in DeMarcus Cousins and veteran Kosta Koufos.
Some scouts did not have Papagiannis pegged as a lottery pick.