Originally Posted by
KRIT
This is how bad the Kings are, here is their draft pick history as of late.
2016 pick #13 Georgios Papagiannis
2015 pick #6 Willie Cauley-Stein
2014 pick #8 Nick Stauskas
2013 pick #7 Ben McLemore
2012 pick #5 Thomas Robinson
2011 pick #7 Bismack Biyombo but basically traded him for Jimmer Fredette
Once the Kings finally do something right, they screw up. They were the ones to draft Isaiah Thomas with the last overall pick. He did well in Sac, but they basically came out and said that they didn't think he was a starting caliber PG even though he had three really productive years in Sacramento. So they sign and traded him to PHX to basically clear some cap space, and the contrac IT got was only 4 years $28 mill which is basically nothing for a guy who just averaged 20 points for Sacramento.
But look how bad all their first round picks are. On top of that, I've never seen a franchise give up on early round picks so fast. He didn't even play a full season in Sacramento before they traded him to Houston. Stauskas only played on year in Sacramento and then they traded him to Philly. I just don't get how you can draft so bad that you give up on players a year later.