Marvin Bagley III arrived to the Sacramento International Airport early Friday afternoon among dozens of Kings fans and his ascent further took off during the city's Concerts in the Park event a few hours later.
Bagley, who became the Kings' first second-overall draft pick in the Sacramento era on Thursday, stood on stage to introduce himself to the hundreds of concert goers and fans in the Cesar Chavez Plaza less than a mile away from Golden 1 Center.
"I love it out here," Bagley said. "I came out here for my workout a couple weeks ago and I got a good vibe from everybody that I met and the people out here are friendly, the organization is a great organization, so I'm excited to be here.