Tyrese Haliburton, De'Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
With the selection of Davion Mitchell No. 9 overall in July’s NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings took a logjam of players at the guard positions (De’Aaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Terence Davis) and stuffed it even further. This was a surprise to many, considering most fans had a big guard or wing like Moses Moody at the top of their wish list entering the draft.
While it wasn’t my preferred pick for the Kings at that spot due to Mitchell’s advanced age—players that are older than their peers by multiple years tend to have lower perceived ceilings—as well as their painful depth at the wing, it does create some intriguing lineup combinations coach Luke Walton and his staff now have at their disposal.