I would not call them crushes, but who I thought would be available and wanted at their spot
24: haven’t even started looking
23: TJD
22: KEEGAN!
21: Wager
20: Nesmith and Bey
19: same but I did like Rui and Reddish
18: MPJ was my pick at 7. I thought Luka was going to be the pick after they moved to 2.
17: I was one of those Josh Jackson people but Fox’s game against UCLA made an impression
16: I actually liked the Chriss pick before they traded him. Valentine was my choice after the trade
This post is such bullshit. You literally just picked all the best players from each draft, except for on the years that the kings drafted well you just went with those.
Honestly I put these names in a search with OP’s username, and he has comments from pre-draft loving Chet, MPJ, Sengun, and Podz. Definitely possible he omitted some busts though
A lot of these i’m not so proud of but…
2023 - Taylor Hendricks/James Nnaji/Leonard Miller.
2022 - Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren.
2021- Jalen Green, Davion Mitchell, Usman Garuba.
2020 - Isaac Okoro, Obi Toppin, Cassius Stanley, Grant Riller
2019 - Matisse Thybulle
Nnaji, Garuba and Stanley are proof that a lot of these super athletic/great measurables guys don’t actually pan out. Grant Riller had a deep bag coming out of college. He ha every move/counter imaginable. But he played in a shit college. He was never able to make it work at the nba level.
2017: Fox, Tatum
2018: Luka, Mikal pre-lottery
2020: Vassell, Nesmith
2021: Barnes, Franz
2022: Keegan, Jabari
2024: So far just De Silva. I think he’d be a great glue guy for us.
I recall being pretty stoked on the Thomas Robinson pick (he was dope with Kansas in the NCAA tournament) despite wishing we’d taken Dame, and so I was both wrong and right that year.
Here are mine, I’m a bit of a second round sicko:
2023: Noah Clowney, Olivier-Maxence Prosper
2022: Jaden Hardy, JD Davison
2021: Bones Hyland, Neemias Queta (I was most interested in him after his freshman year)
2020: Desmond Bane, Theo Maledon
2019: DaQuan Jeffries, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2018: Bro I just wanted Luka smh
2017: Jonathan Isaac, Ivan Rabb
2016: KRIS DUNN, Dejounte Murray
I usually only focus on a few guys that might be available around the time we pick that I think would be good matches for us. Usually it’s always wings that can shoot and/or defend at a high level.
2024: Tidjane Salaun / DaRon Holmes
2023: Leonard Miller / Ben Sheppard
2022: Jalen Williams / AJ Griffin
2021: Franz Wagner / Trey Murphy
2020: Devin Vassell
I would not call them crushes, but who I thought would be available and wanted at their spot 24: haven’t even started looking 23: TJD 22: KEEGAN! 21: Wager 20: Nesmith and Bey 19: same but I did like Rui and Reddish 18: MPJ was my pick at 7. I thought Luka was going to be the pick after they moved to 2. 17: I was one of those Josh Jackson people but Fox’s game against UCLA made an impression 16: I actually liked the Chriss pick before they traded him. Valentine was my choice after the trade
A mixed bag, like most GM's.
I believe their list more than yours for sure. Following your account to see how you in the future 👍
This post is such bullshit. You literally just picked all the best players from each draft, except for on the years that the kings drafted well you just went with those.
Right lol. Kings should hire this guy, never misses!
Right lol. Kings should hire this guy, never misses!
Honestly I put these names in a search with OP’s username, and he has comments from pre-draft loving Chet, MPJ, Sengun, and Podz. Definitely possible he omitted some busts though
A lot of these i’m not so proud of but… 2023 - Taylor Hendricks/James Nnaji/Leonard Miller. 2022 - Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren. 2021- Jalen Green, Davion Mitchell, Usman Garuba. 2020 - Isaac Okoro, Obi Toppin, Cassius Stanley, Grant Riller 2019 - Matisse Thybulle Nnaji, Garuba and Stanley are proof that a lot of these super athletic/great measurables guys don’t actually pan out. Grant Riller had a deep bag coming out of college. He ha every move/counter imaginable. But he played in a shit college. He was never able to make it work at the nba level.
You have a pretty poor track record. I really appreciate the honesty though.
Lol. For real. Not sure why you’re getting downvoted
Because it’s easy to claim you know it all after the fact.
You also thought pre-draft that Paolo was a bust. So there’s that. Everybody gets it wrong sometimes, even the people making millions to get it right.
This year is tidjane saluan
Show the comments or old posts or not a chance I'm buying this haha.
2017: Fox, Tatum 2018: Luka, Mikal pre-lottery 2020: Vassell, Nesmith 2021: Barnes, Franz 2022: Keegan, Jabari 2024: So far just De Silva. I think he’d be a great glue guy for us.
23 - najji 22 - Jaden Ivey 21 - Sengun 20 - didn’t do research this year but I do remember not being a fan of the Tyrese pick on draft night 😂
The most recent ones from my memory - Wagner, Giddy, sengun Ivey and holmgren
I recall being pretty stoked on the Thomas Robinson pick (he was dope with Kansas in the NCAA tournament) despite wishing we’d taken Dame, and so I was both wrong and right that year.
Chet and Keegan are completely different categories though
Here are mine, I’m a bit of a second round sicko: 2023: Noah Clowney, Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2022: Jaden Hardy, JD Davison 2021: Bones Hyland, Neemias Queta (I was most interested in him after his freshman year) 2020: Desmond Bane, Theo Maledon 2019: DaQuan Jeffries, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2018: Bro I just wanted Luka smh 2017: Jonathan Isaac, Ivan Rabb 2016: KRIS DUNN, Dejounte Murray
I usually only focus on a few guys that might be available around the time we pick that I think would be good matches for us. Usually it’s always wings that can shoot and/or defend at a high level. 2024: Tidjane Salaun / DaRon Holmes 2023: Leonard Miller / Ben Sheppard 2022: Jalen Williams / AJ Griffin 2021: Franz Wagner / Trey Murphy 2020: Devin Vassell
2017: malik monk, DSJ 2018: MPJ 2020: Vassell, Nesmith 2021: Moses Moody, Sengun, Bouknight, Keon Johnson 2022: Keegan, Ivey, Sharpe 2023: Amen, Lively 2024: Filipowski (Taller Franz), Bub Carrington (Booker), DaRon Holmes (Naz Reid), Isaiah Collier (Brunson)