In the 2011 draft, Sacramento came away with BYU’s electric scorer Jimmer Fredette, but a combination of Cousins’ incessant practice taunts and Fredette’s inconsistent playing time prevented any confidence or early success for the sharpshooter. “He never really had any kind of opportunity,” says Chris Jent, the Kings’ assistant coach.
Worst possible thing that could have happened to Jimmer was to be drafted by Sacramento. It happened and the rest is history.