Australia's top player is headed to Washington.
, Cooks will join the Wizards on a deal that runs through the end of next season.
"I speak for the entire Kings family when I say we are thrilled for Xavier to take this next step to the NBA and realize his childhood dream," Kings CEO Chris Pongrass said in a statement. "It is difficult to properly articulate the impact X has had on this club. His talent, leadership and innate desire to win completely shifted our trajectory these past four seasons. It is obvious that he is an NBA talent and belongs among the best players in the world.Cooks is now the fifth player in five years to make the jump from the Kings to the NBA. Andrew Bogut is by far the most notable among that group, which also includes Brian Bowen, Jae’Sean Tate and Didi Louzada.
Cooks, 28, has averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, and led the Kings to a league-best 19-9 record in the regular season. He shot a career-best 59.6% from the field in the regular season, too. Cooks will join the Wizards in the final stretch of their season while the franchise is trying to sneak into the playoffs. The team holds a 30-33 record headed into Sunday’s game with the Milwaukee Bucks, which puts them in 10th in the Eastern Conference standings. They sit 1.5 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls in the final play-in spot.
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