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Sacramento Kings Q&A: How does Vlade Divac survive 2016 draft? | The Sacramento Bee

Throughout the season, Jason Jones answers readers’ questions about the team in a weekly Twitter mailbag. Tweet your questions with the hashtag #JonesHoldsCourt.

Q: How does @bgoodvlade still have a job? Two of the players he drafted in 2016 have either been traded or waived. Waiving a lottery pick that’s been in the league for less than two seasons seems unforgivable.

– eli, @knewnez

A: If Vlade Divac’s time as general manager comes to a halt, his decisions to take Georgios Papagiannis in the lottery and waive him after less than two seasons will be pointed to as a big reason.