Sacramento Kings: Top standouts from the 2019 summer league

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The Sacramento Kings have finished up their 2019 summer league stint and saw some very promising play from a few of their young players.

The Sacramento Kings‘ 2019 summer league stint has officially come to an end. Sadly, the next time we see any iteration of the Kings roster take the court it will be either September or October when the preseason kicks off.

From now until then, all we could do is sit back and wait eagerly for the start of the new season. But this is also a helpful time to reflect on past performances which is exactly what we’re set to do here today.

The Kings, as a team, didn’t put together the most successful summer. Including both California Classic and Las Vegas summer league games, the team went a combined 3-5, losing their final three games.

However, they did manage to keep every game close due to the performances of a collection of their young players.

But who were the biggest standouts from this year’s summer league? Let’s jump in and find out.

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Honorable Mentions

Eric Mika — The former BYU big man was the team’s leading rebounder from the summer league averaging 7.9 rebounds and 8.9 points in 19.4 minutes per game. Mika also shot a clean 62% from the floor during the Vegas portion of the summer — another stat that led the team.

Hollis Thompson — Thompson was one of the more experienced players in the summer league having played in 265 career NBA games, mostly with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 6-foot-8 wing finished averaging 10.8 points and 6.0 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per game as his versatile shooting ability was on display.

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Justin James — The first of two Kings second-round picks this year, James struggled to get much of anything going on the offensive side of the floor. He looked hesitant on offense, but his defensive game is something that’s clearly promising. James could struggle to see minutes early on but his defensive pedigree could keep him afloat while he improves on offense.

Semaj Christon — The former 2014 second-round pick established himself as the Kings best facilitator on offense, leading the team with 5.3 assists per game. Christon also shot 53% from the field and averaged 12.5 points per game in the process.

Bryce Brown — Brown stood out more in the California Classic, but still managed to impress with his outside scoring ability. The former Auburn sharpshooter was fun and energetic when on the court and served as the team’s spark plug coming off the bench.

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