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Sacramento Kings: Top standouts from the 2019 summer league

By Justin Fried

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers celebrates the play against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers celebrates the play against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 04: Josh Hart #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers has the ball knocked out of his hand by Wenyen Gabriel #32 of the Sacramento Kings during the second half at Staples Center on October 4, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Sacramento Kings (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

1. Wenyen Gabriel

Simply put, there was no player on the Kings summer league roster who made the most of his minutes better than Wenyen Gabriel.

After impressing last summer, the Kings gave him a two-way contract and he spent nearly all of the season playing in Stockton, earning minimal time with the big-league club. But his performance down in the G-League was enough for the Kings to sign him to another two-way contract this summer.

And Gabriel wasted little time impressing once again.

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In six games this summer, Gabriel averaged 15.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 25.2 minutes per game. The Kentucky product was the team’s leading scorer in three of the six contests as he showed off his ability to score at a high rate.

Gabriel shot 50% from the floor and — more importantly — an impressive 42% from three-point range. Last season with Stockton, Gabriel shot a healthy 37% from long range and his outside scoring ability should be valued by the Kings who put an emphasis on floor spacing this offseason.

Combine that with his improved defense and rebounding skills and Gabriel could see some rotational minutes this season. Since he is currently still a two-way player, he will be limited to only 45 days with the team, much like the aforementioned Guy.

But if he impresses enough in the preseason, the Kings might need to explore giving him a fully-guaranteed regular-season contract.

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Either way, Gabriel proved his worth this preseason and it will be interesting to see how his career with the Kings plays out going forward.

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