In 2018, the Sacramento Kings used the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft to select Marvin Bagley III, a forward out of Duke that they had hoped would be the centerpiece of their exciting young core. Three years later, Bagley isn’t the star the Kings envisioned he’d be— in fact, injuries have limited to 118 games over the last three seasons.
Bagley has shown flashes during that time, but nothing to suggest that he’s on the verge of a super stardom like the player that was taken one pick after him, Luka Doncic, or the No.