Kings Select Marquese Chriss With No. 8 Pick In NBA Draft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Sacramento Kings drafted Washington forward Marquese Chriss with the eighth overall pick in the NBA draft Thursday.
General manager Vlade Divac opted for the Sacramento native who is considered a top athlete but still needs to develop.
The 6-foot-9 Chriss averaged 13.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in his only season at Washington. Chriss has shooting range, hitting 35 percent on 3-pointers, but committed 4.1 fouls per game and was not a strong rebounder.
This marks the 10th straight season the Kings picked in the lottery, the NBA's longest streak since the system to determine the No. 1 pick was instituted in 1985.
UPDATE: The Kings appear to have traded the rights of Chriss to the Pheonix Suns for picks No. 13 and 28, as well as the rights to Bogdan Bogdanovic.
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