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Sat Jul 9 201617:57Kings sign Afflalo, Temple, Barnes, Tolliver
The Sacramento Kings signed free agent guards Arron Afflalo and Garrett Temple, and forwards Matt Barnes and Anthony Tolliver on Saturday.Terms of the agreements were not disclosed by the team.Afflalo has career averages of 11.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.7 minutes per game in nine NBA seasons.Barnes returns to the Kings as a 13-year NBA veteran after spending the 2015-16 season with the Memphis Grizzlies. Last season, he had career highs in field goal attempts per game (9.1), free throw percentage (80.4 percent) and tied a career-best with 5.5 rebounds per contest. He owns career averages of 8.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.6 minutes per game.Tolliver, a 10-year NBA veteran, has career averages of 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 19.6 minutes per game. He played 72 games with the Detroit Pistons last season.Temple spent the previous four seasons with the Washington Wizards, where he averaged 4.6 points and 1.5 assists in 17.4 minutes per game."Adding these skilled veterans shores up our depth and experience at several positions," general manager Vlade Divac said in a statement. "We're excited to welcome each of them to the Kings family."Also, Kings rookie center Georgios Papagiannis underwent a precautionary MRI Saturday after experiencing left knee stiffness during the week.The results indicated no structural damage and his playing status will be assessed on Sunday. He is listed as questionable for Sunday's NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas against the Houston Rockets.Papagiannis, a 7-foot-2 center, was the No. 13 pick of the NBA draft last month by the Phoenix Suns and traded to the Kings. He played professionally for his native Greece since 2012.