When Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair decided to take Davion Mitchell with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, many fans questioned his decision. The Kings already had a point guard locked up in De’Aaron Fox, the team’s franchise player. They also drafted another point guard in the previous draft in Tyrese Haliburton, who turned out to be a finalist for Rookie of the Year.
I'd be pissed. They already have two starting guards (Halliburton, Fox) now they have another small guard
— D r 0 g a n (@Pr0d_Dr0gan) July 30, 2021
On top of that the Kings had one of the league’s elite three-point shooters in shooting guard Buddy Hield.