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.

Count former Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac among those who had doubts about Doncic. In a recent interview with Saša Čobanov of Index HR, a Serbian-language news site, Divac laid out why he didn’t select Doncic—Sacramento drafted Marvin Bagley III—when the Kings held the second overall pick.

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.

Vlade Divac defends his decision to pass on Luka Doncic in the 2018 NBA Draft, citing De'Aaron Fox's potential, despite ongoing criticism as Doncic ascends to superstardom in the league.

"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.

The former Sacramento Kings' general manager recently explained why the team did not select Luka Doncic in the 2018 NBA draft.

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 player in the NBA,

Looking at the 2018 NBA Draft, it’s amazing to think that Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic was essentially the fifth overall pick. Though he was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks, they traded him to the Mavs on draft night in order to secure the rights to Oklahoma’s Trae Young.