Famously (or infamously, if you ask Kings fans), Divac decided to keep the No. 2 pick and draft Marvin Bagley III. Doncic was drafted at No. 3 by the Hawks, who traded him later that night to Dallas for Trae Young (the No. 5 pick in the draft), plus a future first-round pick (that became Cam Redish).

The idea of Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic has been a basketball fantasy in the minds of NBA fans for years. It's always seemed like this pairing that seemed too extravagant to be real. It turns out, there was a moment where it almost actually happened.

Luka Doncic teaming with Nikola Jokic in Denver? One current member of the Nuggets organization says that this nearly came to be

Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic are two of the NBA’s best players. They’re also international icons representing Slovenia and Serbia.

The Denver Nuggets attempted to acquire the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft to select Luka Doncic, per Mike Singer. The team reportedly offered Gary Harris and two first-round picks to the