Having missed the playoffs in 14th consecutive seasons and in desperate desire to break that streak, it’s tempting to want to use this year’s lottery pick to fill a positional need rather thank take the best player available.
Fortunately, Patrick Williams checks both those boxes.
Given the way Williams has shot up the draft board over the past few months, it’s surprising that he was still available at no. 12, but the Florida State forward is exactly what the Kings are looking for to add to their young core of De’Aaron Fox and potentially Marvin Bagley.