Every year, the NBA draft breathes new life into fan bases around the league as teams welcome a new crop of promising, young talent.
Unless you’re a fan of the Kings that is, in which case the 2022 draft might bring harsh reminders of the not-too-distant past as opposed to an overwhelming sense of optimism. In fact, most NBA fans likely wouldn’t fault Sacramento’s supporters (and sympathizers) for feeling a sense of humor based on the team’s selections in recent years.
An ESPN graphic shared by one NBA fan on Twitter hours before Thursday night’s draft perfectly, and perhaps frighteningly, summed up some of the Kings’ biggest draft lottery misses in recent memory.