Overview
- Divac, speaking Monday on Byron Scott’s podcast, said he saw Dončić as a point guard and believed drafting him would force a trade of De’Aaron Fox.
- He said he trusted his relationship with Fox, viewed Sacramento as a better fit for him, and described Dončić as a “big market” player, which he now calls a mistake.
- In the 2018 draft, Phoenix took Deandre Ayton first, Sacramento picked Marvin Bagley III second, and Atlanta selected Dončić third before trading him to Dallas for Trae Young and a future pick.
- Dončić has since become one of the league’s elite players, moved to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025, and is currently out of the 2026 playoffs with a hamstring injury.
- Bagley did not develop into a franchise anchor and has moved through multiple teams, and Divac resigned from the Kings’ front office in 2020.