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NBA: Sacramento Kings shine spotlight on Jimmy Alapag

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jimmy Alapag, now an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. Photo courtesy of the Kings on Twitter (@SacramentoKings)." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/08/11/nba_sac_jimmy-alapag.jpg"/><figcaption>Jimmy Alapag, now an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. <em>Photo courtesy of the Kings on Twitter (@SacramentoKings).</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Sacramento Kings on Wednesday highlighted Jimmy Alapag&#x27;s journey from the PBA to their bench in the NBA Summer League, where the Philippine basketball icon is now serving as an assistant coach.</p><p>In a Twitter thread, Sacramento said that the &quot;Captain&quot; -- one of Alapag&#x27;s monikers -- is now a King.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Captain becomes a King 👑<a href="https://twitter.com/JAlapag3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JAlapag3</a>’s Journey to the NBA: A thread ⬇️</p>— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1425298917491576834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Alapag, who moved to the United States with his family last year, was included in the Kings&#x27; coaching staff for the NBA Summer League. This is his second stint with the Kings, having also been part of their bench in 2019.</p><p>Alapag works with head coach Bobby Jackson, and now has a chance to guide the careers of some of the Kings&#x27; rookies including Davion Mitchell, the ninth overall pick from Baylor University. Also part of the Kings&#x27; lineup for the Summer League is Indian player Princepal Singh, who spent the past year with the NBA G League Ignite program.</p><p>The Kings noted that this is another step for Alapag towards breaking through the NBA coaching ranks.</p><p>&quot;He is currently making a run to enter the NBA as an assistant coach, with an opportunity this summer to be an assistant coach for the Kings&#x27; Summer League team,&quot; the franchise said.</p>

The Sacramento Kings on Wednesday highlighted Jimmy Alapag's journey from the PBA to their bench in the NBA Summer League.