You've voted and now the 2020 Kings Herald Community Draft Board is set in stone. Without further ado, here's what the Big Board looks like as chosen by you, the fans:
- Anthony Edwards, G, Georgia
- James Wiseman, C, Memphis
- Deni Avdija, F, Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Killian Hayes, G, Ratiopharm Ulm
- Tyrese Haliburton, G, Iowa State
- LaMelo Ball, G, Illawarra
- Isaac Okoro, F, Auburn
- Onyeka Okongwu, F/C, USC
- Obi Toppin, F, Dayton
- Devin Vassell, G/F, Florida State
- Patrick Williams, F, Florida State
- Aaron Nesmith, G/F, Vanderbilt
- Saddiq Bey, G/F, Villanova
- Aleksej Pokuševski, F/C, Olympiacos
- Tyrese Maxey, G, Kentucky
- Kira Lewis Jr., G, Alabama
This is our first draft at the Kings Herald, but we have done a big board as a community at our old digs since 2008. Funnily enough, the Kings would have been better off listening to this random amalgamation of fans than their own GMs over the years. Hopefully Monte McNair can shake that trend starting today.
What do you think of this year's big board? Have you learned anything from doing more research on prospects that would have changed one of your earlier votes? Let us know in the comments and thank you to everyone who participated.
For those wondering on final voting day breakdown:
Poku won with 32.3% of the vote, closely followed by Tyrese Maxey at 25.8% and Kira Lewis Jr. at 22.6%
McLemore
Stauskas
Cauley-Stein
Papagiannis
Fox
Jackson
Giles
Bagley
No Pick
In the old, paper scoring days of bowling, if you had a run of bad frames you would draw a thick line at what you determined was going to be the end of it, and resolved that you would be better moving forward. Time for the Kings to draw that line. Man, a look at the Ranadive years of drafting is all you need to figure out why this team is where it is right now.
Don’t forget Malachi Richardson and Skal!
We’re really going to complain that the 22 and 28 picks didn’t turn into stars? Skal didn’t blossom the way we’d hoped, but with his potential, getting him at 28 was the right move.
That said, that would make the Kings 1 for 10 on 1st round picks since 2013.
And the drafting of Fox is offset somewhat by the fact his presence has been used as justification for passing on both Mitchell and Doncic.
I am not complaining, just wanted the list to be exhaustive of the 1st round picks in the Ranadive era.
We are complaining that out of 10 draft picks, we gleaned about 1.5 decent players.
Of course, your mileage may
varysuck.1.5? Rik when did you get so optimistic! I think Fox is a good player and then… yeah I think it’s 1 decent player. I do see “no pick” really coming on in his second year though.
I’m an optimist. I hope that Bagley will play at least 36 games this season.
Tis the season of miracles!
Good catch.
That line better be real thick. Like so thick it covers all the aforementioned players except Fox.
This just reminded me that the last activity I did indoors was going to my bowling league back in March.
(bowled my only +650 series FYI, not to brag)