Oscar Heanue, RotoWire
Sophomore big man Skal Labissiere scored 19 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 69-65 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in a low-scoring Las Vegas Summer League playoff contest.
Fifth overall pick De’Aaron Fox would have been one of the game’s main draws, but sat out as a precaution after suffering a minor ankle injury. The Kings (1-3) still enjoyed plenty of production, as Labissiere, once considered the top prospect in his class, added nine rebounds to go along with his scoring output.
Sacramento also received a stellar performance from sophomore big man Georgios Papagiannis, who had a double-double. Papagiannis scored 17 points to go with 13 rebounds as well as a steal and two blocks.
For Milwaukee (1-3), the game was somewhat disappointing. D.J. Wilson scored only seven points and shot just 3-of-11, while Rashad Vaughn fared no better, shooting just 4-of-18. Vaughn, along with forward Sterling Brown, led the team with 12 points.
The Kings will face the Mavericks in Round 2 of the Summer League playoffs on Thursday.
