Every year, general managers from around the Association are asked a variety of questions about the upcoming season.
The poll cover a variety of topics ranging from expected team performance to individual player skills. Similar to the Annual Rookie Survey, these GMs were not allowed to vote for their team or its members.
Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III garnered 17 percent of the votes in the category predicting the 2018-19 Rookie of the Year and notched 13 percent of the votes for “Which rookie will be the best player in five years?”
Rounding out Sacramento’s acknowledgments, De’Aaron Fox joined elite company - such as Russell Westbrook, John Wall, and Kyrie Irving - as he was named amongst the League’s fastest with the ball.
Although, Fox didn’t gain the most votes in the category, there’s some science to support his speed.
The full results of the GM survey can be viewed here