If there was one thing the Sacramento Kings didn’t need on draft night, it was another guard. Last year, they drafted Tyrese Haliburton 12th overall and in 2017, they drafted De’Aaron Fox fifth overall. They also already had Buddy Hield on the roster.
Despite that, they went ahead and used the ninth overall pick in this year’s draft to pick Davion Mitchell, a 6’2 guard out of Baylor university with a reputation for being a hound on the defensive end. Since then, the general expectation has been that Mitchell will get minutes behind Fox, Haliburton and Hield, but according to a report from Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Kings also believe they can play three-guard lineups featuring Mitchell:
With questions swirling about whether the 6-foot-2 Mitchell can guard up, so to speak, slowing the 6-5 Bouknight was a great sign.