NBA Mock Draft 4.0: What if the New Orleans Pelicans Make the Playoffs?
New Orleans Pelicans: Mock Draft Pick #12
Pick Analysis. Small Forward. player. Scouting Report. Sacramento Kings. Saddiq Bey. 12. 84
The Sacramento Kings already have a talented young core that they will try to complement with this pick.
With shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic likely leaving in free agency and Buddy Hield possibly requesting his way out via trade, the Kings will need help on the wing.
Saddiq Bey has some glaring flaws as a prospect, but has good size at 6-foot-8 and the type of 3-and-D potential most teams covet.
Coming out of Villanova, we know Bey will be able to defend, which he does well, but he can also shoot, hitting 45.1 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Bey’s ability to guard multiple positions at 6-foot-8, would give the Kings more defensive flexibility and his ability to hit corners threes projects well along with their current squad.
Bey’s combination of size and shooting may propel him into the top-ten in a draft that is light on wing talent.
Bey’s ball-handling needs work, but he fits well with De’Aaron Fox, Marvin Bagley and the rest of the Kings’ young core.