Sacramento Kings: Ranking the last 10 first round picks

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5. Harry Giles III (2017)

On to one of the other 2017 Draft choices on this list that may be higher in my rankings than most, but the potential for Harry Giles III is so tempting. He has only played two seasons after multiple knee surgeries dating back to his high school career.

He tore his ACL during a dominant senior high school season but was still considered the top prospect in his class. After a slow season at Duke, Giles would go 20th in the draft.

Giles would then miss his entire first season as Sacramento slowly brought him back rehabbing the issues with his knees. Giles has appeared in 96 games over two seasons and has been impressive in a limited setting.

In a competition for minutes with at least four other players on the roster has made development difficult for the young big man. Giles has averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.4 blocks in just 14.6 minutes per game.

A worthwhile gamble for a team building for the future, the pickings this late in the draft make it even more understandable. Could Jarrett Allen have possibly made more sense to play it a little safer? But the Kings were taking a chance after already taking an older player earlier in the draft. If they had not taken another big man the following season, that may have nailed it. Only time will tell.

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