The Lakers did not have a selection entering the 2019 NBA draft, trading their only selection, #4 overall, to the Pelicans as part of the trove of assets surrendered for Anthony Davis. Still, there was hope the team might be able to purchase a 2nd round pick before the night was over and that’s exactly […]
Draft
Lakers Move Up in Draft Lottery, Snag 4th Overall Pick
So, today I sarcastically feigned excitement about today’s draft lottery and then detailed why the Lakers odds, though improved, still pointed to them staying put and ending up with the 11th overall selection. Being wrong never felt so good. The lottery gods blessed the Lakers again on Tuesday, vaulting the Lakers up seven slots into […]
It’s Draft Lottery Day!
It’s Draft Lottery Day! That exclamation point is more sarcasm than anything else. From around July 1st to, oh, I don’t know, about the first part of March (that brutal and embarrassing loss to the Suns in Phoenix was on March 2nd), I did not think this day would matter at all to the Lakers. […]
Lakers Draft Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk with the #47 Pick in NBA Draft
With the 47th pick in the NBA draft, the Lakers selected University of Kansas Guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk. Svi, as he’s often referred to and as I will now and forever call him, was a 4 year player at KU and helped lead them to the Final Four this past March/April as a sharpshooting wing who […]
Lakers Draft Isaac Bonga with the 39th Pick in the Draft…Sort of
With the 39th overall pick in the NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers selected Isaac Bonga, a SF from Germany. This, as we told you, was the pick the Lakers had reportedly traded for on Wednesday night a day before the actual draft. By the time this pick was made, I fully expected this to be […]
Lakers Draft Mo Wagner with #25 Pick in 1st Round
The Lakers selected University of Michigan, by way of Germany, big man Mo Wagner with the 25th pick in the 1st round in Thursday’s NBA draft. Wagner, a 6’11” Junior who returned to Michigan after pulling his name out of last year’s draft, was a key player on runner up to the college national championship, […]
Lakers News: LA Acquires #39 Pick from 76ers in Trade
We all know the Lakers are looking to be active in the free agent market come July 1st, but with the NBA Draft only a day away they’ve already begun to make moves to improve their asset base. In a Wednesday evening deal, they have acquired a 2nd round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers, per […]
Draft for Need? The Lakers Have Some Holes to Fill
In our most recent podcast, Pete and I discussed the current Lakers team through the prism of the playoffs. High stakes basketball, with refined gameplans and laser focus on exploiting any available weakness, expose the flaws of a team and offer a final determination on whether their strengths are enough to overcome them. The Lakers […]
Lakers Draft Lottery Freedom
Today is NBA Draft Lottery day…and I couldn’t care less. Actually, let me rephrase and clarify. I have Lakers draft lottery freedom. For the first time in 5 seasons today has no real meaning for Lakers fans. And that is refreshing, a bit strange and, if I’m being honest, just the tiniest bit upsetting. I’ll […]
Lakers Draft Workouts: Shake Milton, Chimezie Metu, Allonzo Trier
Armed with the 25th and 47th picks in 2018 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed their second sextet of draft prospects to the UCLA Health Training Center on Wednesday, after hosting Keita Bates-Diop, Udoka Azubuike, Caleb Martin, Rob Gray, Jalen Hudson, and Jo Lual-Acuil, Jr. at the facility on Monday. The Lakers allowed the […]