I actually wanted Doncic in that draft too, but I also had no idea he'd be this good (I thought the Spurs might view him as a potential Manu like player, so I thought they would be very interested in trying to move up to draft him. I wonder if they tried?). I mean, I thought he'd be good, but I thought it would also take 3 - 4 years for him to become a pretty good player in the NBA. I actually didn't think his ceiling would be as high as it has become. I didn't even expect him to be where he's at now, at possibly any point of his career. I wish I was wrong about him.
I also wanted the Spurs to also try and trade Kawhi to Pheonix for their pick to draft Ayton (Ayton was my first choice as I always favour a great big man over a smaller player. I guess since I grew up with David Robinson and TD, it's ingrained in me to draft a big guy over a small guy when starting the building blocks for the future of your franchise. However, if we couldn't get the number 1 pick, Luka was my second choice).
Phoenix probably never would have traded their pick as there was no assurances from Kawhi unless he was traded to either of the LA teams, or another good team he agreed upon. I wonder if Sacramento would have done it if the Spurs tried to work with them? Do you think Kawhi also would have been receptive to going there? Very interesting looking back at it (trying to trade with them to get the pick to take Doncic), as, I think, there is a small chance Kawhi might have been willing to play there a year and see how it goes and then bolt if he didn't like it there. Who did the Kings draft with that pick anyway? I don't remember.