While former Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is currently the talk of the NBA world after agreeing to join the Golden State Warriors, a new Kings big man tried to steal some bit of thunder from the free agency by dunking over fellow pro league newcomer Moritz Wagner of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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While it was just a Summer League game, the result of which is inconsequential to the NBA title aspirations of both teams involved, the atmosphere inside Golden 1 Center gave the feeling as though the crowd was watching playoff basketball. Bagley’s throwdown over Wagner just made it a lot spicier than most Summer League contests and added more excitement to the match itself.
The Kings are hoping that Bagley becomes a franchise savior, one who would rescue the team from perennial mediocrity. This year’s No. 2 pick in the draft gave a good account of himself, scoring 18 points and pulling down six rebounds in 25 minutes of action of a 98-93 win over the Lakers.
Wagner, the Lakers’ first-round pick (25th overall) this year, put up solid numbers of 23 points and seven rebounds to go with two 3-pointers and a 9-for-10 line from the charity stripe. However, not one of those statistics will be remembered more than the midair punishment he received from Bagley, who signed a two-year, $14.9 million deal with the Kings this month.
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