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Kings expected to draft Marvin Bagley, sources say. Here's why they like him at No. 2

Multiple league sources confirm the Kings are focused on Duke forward Marvin Bagley III and intend to select him with the second overall pick in the NBA draft this afternoon.

Bagley, a consensus All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year as a freshman, impressed the Kings with his size (6-foot-11, 234 pounds), supreme athleticism (40 1/2 inch vertical leap), aggressive style of play and that he's a student of the game who loves the weight room and film study.

Bagley is an elite rebounder, which is a weakness of the Kings, and the team believes Bagley has the versatility to play power forward or center, so he can play with the bigs already on the roster.