For Kings fans, this will always sting. Divac’s decision will be remembered in the same category as the Trail Blazers drafting Sam Bowie in front of Michael Jordan because Portland had Clyde Drexler and didn’t need a wing player. Divac missed and the franchise continues to pay the price.

The Sacramento Kings were faced with a choice in the 2018 NBA Draft: select Duke big man Marvin Bagley or European guard Luka Dončić? As most Kings fans are very aware, the team chose Bagley, then watched Dončić become one of the premier players in the NBA,

Former Kings general manager Vlade Divac speaks on the decision to draft Marvin Bagley instead of Luka Doncic in 2018 NBA Draft

In a recent interview with Croatian website Index, former Kings GM Vlade Divac said that he passed on Doncic specifically because of De'Aaron Fox. Divac is also adamant that he thinks Fox could have a better career than Doncic in the future.

More than six years removed from the 2018 NBA Draft, Vlade Divac is not ready to admit passing on Luka Dončić was a mistake. Divac, the Hall of Fame center who spent five as the Kings general manager,

"I had De'Aaron Fox at that position, whom I drafted a year earlier. At that moment, I thought that Fox was a player who could become a franchise player in the next period," said Divac. "Time will tell if I was wrong.

In a chat with IndexHR, former Kings GM Vlade Divac finally offered an explanation for why he passed up on Luka Doncic in the 2018 NBA Draft. In his view, Luka would not have been a good pairing with De'Aaron Fox,

The Atlanta Hawks selected Luka Doncic as the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Trae Young. The Sacramento Kings had the second overall pick but chose Marvin Bagley III instead of Doncic.