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,

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

In an interview with Croatian outlet Index.hr, Divac was asked to explain passing over Dončić. Like he did right after the draft, Divac pointed to the presence of Kings guard De'Aaron Fox as the reason why Bagley was the better choice, and implied Fox could still vindicate the decision if he has a better career than Dončić.

NBA Draft, the Kings selected Marvin Bagley III second overall. Bagley was an impressive prospect and there was no reason to doubt the pick, but in hindsight, the next

That brings us to Vlade Divac, the Hall of Fame basketball player who spent five years as the Sacramento Kings general manager. As he has done before and will have to until his dying days, Divac defended his 2018 choice of drafting Marvin Bagley III over Luka Doncic with the No.

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.

Former Sacramento Kings GM Vlade Divac still can't fully grasp that he whiffed in the 2018 NBA Draft by not selecting Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic.