Well, the Sacramento Kings lost the coin flip with the Utah Jazz, putting them in the 5th spot in the Draft Lottery. The Kings now have the highest chance (25.5%) of getting the seventh pick, and an 11.5% chance at the first pick. They are guaranteed a top nine pick.
Remember back when Sacramento had the worst record and were on their way to a guaranteed top 5 pick?
Anyway, let’s take a look at some of the latest NBA mock drafts and who they have the Kings selecting.
Yahoo Sports – Cameron Boozer
The Kings select Cameron Boozer with the third overall pick. The Kings taking Boozer would be interesting in terms of not only potential, but also what that means for a fit next to Domantas Sabonis. Both are somewhat similar players, but there is the idea constantly floating out there that Sabonis would be shopped again later next season regardless.
Bleacher Report – Darius Acuff Jr.
The Kings select Darius Acuff Jr. with the fifth overall pick. Sacramento drops to 5th here, which at this point is good considering they could slide as low as ninth given the lottery odds. Yay for wins this season! Acuff raised a lot of eyebrows during the final few months of the college basketball season. He finished averaging 23.5 points, 6.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds.
NBADraft.Net – Caleb Wilson
The Kings select Caleb Wilson with the fifth overall pick. Another prediction with the Kings getting No. 5. Wilson is a tad of an unknown given he was injured for the later part of the college season, but his standing in the top 5 of mock drafts has remained consistent given his athletic and scoring abilities. Shooting is a concern, but the upside is certainly there.
At least they didn’t slip out of the top 5 in any of these selections.
The NBA Lottery is scheduled for May 10.
The Kings will do whatever it takes to get below the tax…including packaging this pick, which I’m starting to believe more and more is exactly what’s going to happen.
I also think Perry is arrogant enough to believe that he can find a starter at any spot in the draft (and his belief likely only grew stronger after watching Clifford be decent and Maxime break out), so look for the Kings to trade down for cap relief and end up with a pick in the 20’s instead.
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