The Kings are bringing in another veteran center to bolster a position where they lacked depth during last season’s run to the playoffs.
A league source told The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday the Kings are signing veteran center Nerlens Noel. The two sides have agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million contract, Noel’s agent, George Langberg of GSL Sports Group, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Noel, 29, is a nine-year NBA veteran who is known as a rim protector and shot blocker. The 6-foot-11, 220-pound center came out of Kentucky as the No. 6 pick in the 2013 NBA draft after winning Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year.