Sampson was a G-League All-Star last season with the Iowa Energy, posting 15.1
points, 5.9 boards and 1.3 assists across 25.7 minutes per game. The 6-foot-9
forward played for Sacramento in Las Vegas summer league, recording 7.5 points,
5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in four appearances. In agreeing to a
two-way deal, Sampson will spend the majority of the season in the G-League,
though may join the Kings at the NBA level for 45 days. Out of college, he was
touted as a defensive specialist who is more-or-less positionless. He last
played in the NBA during the 2015-16 campaign, posting 5.1 points and 2.6
rebounds across 15.9 minutes per game in 73 appearances