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Rookie Papagiannis continues development with Reno

The Kings’ final game before the All-Star Break was a forgettable 23-point blowout loss to the Warriors – except to George Papagiannis, who experienced one of the highlights of his first professional season.

Papagiannis, a 19-year-old center from Greece, has more stints with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League than games played for the Kings in his rookie season. He made his NBA debut Nov. 11, scoring two points in six minutes, but over the next two months played in just two more games for the Kings for a total of four minutes.

With the Kings getting blown out at Golden State on Feb.