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.