Published 13:48 IST, November 25th 2019

Luka Doncic wasn't drafted to Sacramento Kings by Vlade Divac due to personal reasons?

Luka Doncic could have been plying his trade with the Kings if not for their GM Vlade Divac, who picked up Marvin Bagley over Doncic for personal reasons

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Sacramento Kings h second pick in 2018 NBA Draft, but inste of grabbing Luka Doncic, Kings elected to move forward with Marvin Bagley. And w it is believed that Kings' general manr Vle Divac didn’t draft Luka Doncic because he h an apparent problem with Doncic's far.

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Luka Doncic to Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks' GM Mark Cuban and team's front office were widely applauded for making draft-day tre to acquire Luka Doncic, who h a lot of hype coming into draft as he was just named  Euro League MVP at just 19-years-old. It came as a surprise to many when Vle Divac —who is well connected with Euro League hoopers — decided to take Duke freshman over Doncic. And according to NBA insider Tim McMahon, Vle h some unresolved issues with Luka Doncic's d. 

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Vle Divac and Luka Doncic's d

Doncic's d, Sasha Doncic, is a professional basketball coach and former Euro League player. Along with playing for teams in Slovenia and France, Sasha Doncic also played for clubs in Divac's native Serbia. That makes it possible that two crossed paths during ir time on Euro League circuit and Doncic might have t h a good impression on Vle Divac.

Vle Divac's decision from a basketball standpoint

However, it does make sense as to why Sacramento Kings elected to move forward with Marvin Bagley as  year prior team selected De'Aaron Fox, who is w Kings' primary ball-handler, same role as Luka Doncic.

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Luka Doncic: Starring for Dallas Mavericks

But, Doncic has been sensational since arriving in NBA, blossoming into a superstar with Dallas Mavericks. Doncic won 2019 NBA Rookie of Year Award and has been tearing apart league this season. Slovenian guard is averaging 30.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 9.8 assists while shooting 49.5 per cent from field.  

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