Bagley only top prospect sharing with Kings - now a near lock at 2

[Moranis]

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-top-nba-draft-prospects-openly-trying-avoid-kings-marvin-bagley-iii-wants-draft-225419368.html

It seems he loved Sacramento the city and the team and wants to go there. It seems like only a trade or Ayton being available will derail Bagley to Kings

[tarheelsxxiii]

This may catapult Doncic's career.  Seriously.

[Moranis]

This may catapult Doncic's career.  Seriously.

is Atlanta really any better than Sacramento

[Donoghus]

So...  1) Ayton 2) Bagley 3) Doncic 4) Jackson??

Little less intrigue now. 

[gouki88]

This may catapult Doncic's career.  Seriously.

is Atlanta really any better than Sacramento

Comfortably

[Donoghus]

So is SAC going Bagley over Doncic better or worse for the prospects of SAC '19 pick?

[celticinorlando]

If Boston wants to move up for Doncic, going to need to deal with The Hawks

[tarheelsxxiii]

This may catapult Doncic's career.  Seriously.

is Atlanta really any better than Sacramento

I'll say.  Hasn't been that long since they were relevant. And at least some success with development - Schroder, Prince, Collins. 

[Erik]

This may catapult Doncic's career.  Seriously.

is Atlanta really any better than Sacramento

I'll copy this from a previous post and will continue to as long as people have the nerve to ask this question:

Does anyone know the last time the Kings had a winning record? 05-06.

Here are the picks from then til now:
06: 19th Quincy Douby
07: 10th Spencer Hawes
08: 12th Jason Thompson
09: 4th Tyreke Evans
10: 5th Demarcus Cousins
11: 7th Bismack Bioyombo
12: 5th: Thomas Robinson
13: 7th: Ben McLemore
14: 8th: Nik Stauskas
15: 6th: Willie Cauley Stein
16: 13th Georgios Papagiannis
17: 5th: De'Aaron Fox

In 12 years, the only pick that they made that has any actual talent is DeMarcus Cousins. Count your lucky stars that you get the 2nd pick, take Doncic and pray that he doesn't leave you in 4 years.

Added for Moranis: the Hawks have had 8 winning record seasons in that time span. Since becoming the Sacramento Kings in 1985, they've had a total of 8 winning seasons. That's over the course of 33 years.

[footey]

So is SAC going Bagley over Doncic better or worse for the prospects of SAC '19 pick?

much better!!

[footey]

If Boston wants to move up for Doncic, going to need to deal with The Hawks

Rumor is that Doncic is now Hawks' guy.  Read somewhere (ESPN?)

[saltlover]

So is SAC going Bagley over Doncic better or worse for the prospects of SAC '19 pick?

Better, although I’m disappointed it looks like they won’t be going for Michael Porter Jr.  That would have been the best.

[Donoghus]

If Boston wants to move up for Doncic, going to need to deal with The Hawks

Rumor is that Doncic is now Hawks' guy.  Read somewhere (ESPN?)

Yeah, I think Woj was reporting that the Hawks were keying in on Doncic now in draft discussions.

[Donoghus]

So is SAC going Bagley over Doncic better or worse for the prospects of SAC '19 pick?

Better, although I’m disappointed it looks like they won’t be going for Michael Porter Jr.  That would have been the best.

Yeah, I just wasn't sure if Bagley might provide more of an immediate impact right away in his rookie year than Doncic although I'm firmly in your corner about Doncic being a stud down the line and being the better pro of the two.

[saltlover]

So is SAC going Bagley over Doncic better or worse for the prospects of SAC '19 pick?

Better, although I’m disappointed it looks like they won’t be going for Michael Porter Jr.  That would have been the best.

Yeah, I just wasn't sure if Bagley might provide more of an immediate impact right away in his rookie year than Doncic although I'm firmly in your corner about Doncic being a stud down the line and being the better pro of the two.

I think Doncic is much more immediately ready for the NBA.  I don’t think Bagley has ever had defensive responsibilities in his life.  The Kings pick is looking very good.