Sydney have strengthened their NBL playing roster with two-time NBA champion Josh Powell joining the Kings for the 2016/17 season.
The former Los Angeles Lakers star will officially be unveiled this week and is expected to be available to line up for the Kings' game against the Hawks in Wollongong on Thursday night.
With two NBA championships on his resume, Powell will add significant experience to the Kings squad and he will fill their third import spot.
At 33-years-old, Powell stands at an imposing 206cm and weighs in at 109kg and graduated through college basketball powerhouse North Carolina State.
Powell also boasts a wealth of experience in the powerful Euroleague competition, winning the title with Greek club Olympiacos and has also played in Puerto Rico, Argentina, Philippines and China.
Sydney Kings General Manager Jeff Van Groningen was thrilled to add Powell to their already powerful squad.
"We were fortunate that a player with the pedigree and ability of Josh Powell was available and we welcome him as the newest member of the Sydney Kings," Mr Van Groningen said.
"Both Andrew (Gaze) and myself spoke with Josh as we considered him and we noted his team-first philosophy and drive to come in and do whatever is required to help us reach our goals.
"Josh has had success in the NBA and in Europe and we hope his time with the Kings is similarly successful."
Kings head coach Andrew Gaze believes Powell will significantly improve the Kings' frontcourt.
"We're very excited to get a guy who's a veteran," Coach Gaze said.
"Through the course of the preseason we could have been better on the boards and we feel he addresses that issue.
"We've spoken to Josh and we've been honest with him about his role. There will be a lot on his shoulders initially with Julian Khazzouh out, but the impressive thing about him is that's he's a mature guy and he accepts that his role will change when Julian returns.
"He's played in China for a couple of teams, so one of my first calls was to Brian Goorjian, who endorsed him as a good person and a good player. That's all I needed to hear."
