On-court experience is often the most valuable components of a player’s development and Kings big man Georgios Papagiannis is looking to add to his resume with the upcoming Eurobasket 2017 tournament.
Papagiannis, a native of Greece, will be playing for his home country in the biennial competition that showcases the best talent around Europe. This will mark the 20-year-old’s debut on the Greek senior national team after previously competing in FIBA play with the junior national team since 2012.
“Eurobasket is always good for a player,” Papagiannis told the media. “I believe we can go for the gold medal and it would be a great motivation for next year.