June 29, 2017

Georgios Papagiannis
C, 7’1, 240lbs, 19 years old, 1 year of experience

In his late season audition, Papagiannis showed some post moves, pick-and-roll potential and a good mid-range jumper, while rebounding at a decent rate. He showed the ability to pass out of the post, rebounded well, and flashed good offensive footwork. Defensively, the game seems to move far too fast for him right now, as evidenced by the fouls and the open shooters, and in not demonstrating much lateral quickness, his ability to defend the perimeter doesn’t seem very projectable. But still, if he can speed up a little bit and at least protect the rim, he should be a solid post player at a time that most people have stopped wanting that.

Player Plan: Three years of rookie scale salary remaining. The trade to bring him in yielded excellent value, so it’s already a winner even if he himself never develops. If/when Koufos goes, Papa G could back up Cauley Stein down the road, but needs skills de-velopment, experience and more assignments until then.

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