Vlade Divac, on why he didn't choose Luka Doncic in the 2018 Draft: "We already had De'Aaron Fox"
The former GM of the Sacramento Kings has recently spoken about what is considered one of the biggest blunders in NBA history.
In 2018, Luka Doncic arrived in the NBA, but he did so after being selected with the number 3 pick in that year's Draft. The Slovenian was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks, and immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks in a deal where the Texas team selected Trae Young at number 5 and sent him to Georgia.
But this entire equation would not have come about if the Sacramento Kings had done their homework properly, specifically Vlade Divac who chose to select Marvin Bagley III with the number 2 pick instead. Bagley later moved to the Detroit Pistons in 2022 and now belongs to the Washington Wizards, not becoming the star that Divac had envisioned.
6 years later, the mistake continues to haunt Vlade Divac, who is no longer even in the position of GM of the Kings. Despite that, the former NBA player still believes that he did the right thing, as he clearly states in statements collected by HoopsHype:
"At that position, I already had De'Aaron Fox, whom I had chosen a year earlier. At that time, I believed that Fox was a player who could become a franchise star in the coming years. Time will tell if I was wrong. As things stand now, it seems like I was, but I still believe that Fox will have a great career," says Vlade Divac.
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