As the days until the NBA Draft fall by the wayside, the amount of rumors grows exponentially. On June 15, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony released a mock draft that included information about how top prospect Jaden Ivey feels about the idea of being drafted by the Sacramento Kings:
Aside from being one of the first picks, draft prospects want to go to an exciting city where they will have the chance to compete. Over the last 15 plus years, Sacramento is neither of those things.
It’s hard for an outsider to view the city of Sacramento as exciting or fun when it sits in the shadow of both San Francisco and Los Angeles.