Papagiannis Gets OK From Kings to Join National Team



The Sacramento Kings gave the OK to Georgios Papagiannis to join the Greek National Team for Eurobasket 2017.

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Georgios Papagiannis will join the Greek National Team for Eurobasket 2017 after the Sacramento Kings gave the official OK to the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK). The 19-year old will be invited to the first stage of training over the summer and if he makes the cut for the final 12-man roster, he will play for Greece at Eurobasket 2017.

After the conclusion of the NBA regular season, Papagiannis returned to Greece for a 2-3 week stay and is currently back in the United States training with NBA team.

As for Kostas Koufos, Papagiannis’ team-mate in Sacramento, it remains unclear if he will join Greece for Eurobasket 2017 and has stated that he will announce his decision at a later time.

