Translation: Analysis: Stan Van Gundy's regret over not drafting Devin Booker in the NBA.

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00:00Ever wonder how one draft pick can haunt a coach's career for years?

00:05Reflecting on his time as an NBA coach, Stan Van Gundy has identified one draft choice

00:09he deeply regrets, not selecting Devin Booker for the Detroit Pistons in the 2015 NBA draft.

00:15The now Amazon Prime NBA analyst appeared on the Zach Lowe show this week and explained

00:20that his coaching career might still be active today if he had picked the Michigan-born player

00:23with the eighth overall selection. Van Gundy held the roles of head coach and president

00:27of basketball operations for the Pistons from 2014 to 2018. Had I drafted Devin Booker in Detroit I

00:34might still be coaching, but I did not. Van Gundy stated, every time Devin Booker has a great game,

00:39I kick myself, physically kick myself, just to make sure I feel that pain. Instead of Booker,

00:46Van Gundy and the Pistons chose former Arizona forward Stanley Johnson with the number eight pick.

00:52Johnson played for Detroit for four seasons. Before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans

00:57during the 2019 NBA season, Johnson currently plays for the Nagasaki Velka, a professional

01:03basketball team in Japan. Van Gundy and the Pistons separated after the 2018 NBA season.

01:09His most recent NBA coaching role was with the Pelicans in 2021. In contrast, Devin Booker was

01:15drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 13th overall pick. He is now in his 11th season with the Suns

01:20and is the franchise's all-time leading scorer, with 17,002 points. Booker has been selected to

01:27the All-Star game four times, was named to the All-NBA first team in 2022, and reached the NBA

01:32finals in 2021. Additionally, he has won two Olympic gold medals, 2020-2024, as a member of the U.S.

01:41men's national basketball team. During the most recent offseason, Booker signed a two-year contract

01:46extension with the Suns worth $145 million, which will keep him with the team through the 20-29-30

01:53season. So, what's a decision from your past that you still kick yourself about today?

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