Kawhi Leonard is your 2019 NBA Finals MVP and Giannis Antetokounmpo is your 2019 regular season MVP.
Quick, what do they have in common?
They were both selected 15th overall from their respected draft classes.
A consistent refrain heard in the past few weeks has been that the 2019 NBA Draft is “only a three-player draft,” referencing future New Orleans Pelican Zion Williamson, his former Duke teammate RJ Barrett and Murray State point guard Ja Morant (still love you Ja). With draft week upon us, this has begun to evolve somewhat and include Vanderbilt guard Darius Garland as the potential fourth major name with star potential, with many hand waving the rest of the lottery and draft as a whole.