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los angeles lakers

Building blocks 

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Brandon Ingram SF

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Julius Randle PF

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Lonzo Ball PG

Draft Picks

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Lonzo Ball PG
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Kyle Kuzma SF/PF
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Josh Hart SG
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Thomas Bryant PF/C

Draft Board

     The Lakers are coming off another disappointing season as they finished with a 26-56 record. They seemed to be on the edge of losing their pick again, but managed to jump up to the #2 spot in a loaded draft.  They took the best player on the board in Lonzo Ball and managed to acquire more picks through trades with the Nets and Jazz.  With those picks they selected Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, and Thomas Bryant. Ball will bring excitement to the team and players like Hart and Bryant may contribute immediately. Kuzma was the only head scratching pick at #27, but he does have the tools to become a solid versatile player. In a surprising trade they dealt D'Angelo Russell along with Timofey Mozgov to the Nets for Brook Lopez and the 27th pick.  It's tough to sell this low on Russell, but the deal frees up cap space to chase upcoming free agents like Paul George and Lebron James in 2018.  Overall the Lakers have put together a solid young core and finally have a direction under Magic Johnson. 

Draft Grade: A-


Team Needs
  • Best player available (BPA)
  • PG, C, SG, depth
Draft Results
  • 2nd pick: Lonzo Ball
  • 27th pick: Kyle Kuzma
  • 30th pick: Josh Hart
  • 42nd pick: Thomas Bryant
  • Undrafted players: P.J. Dozier
  • ​Traded D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov to the Nets for Brook Lopez and the 27th pick
  • Traded the 28th pick to the Jazz for the 30th and 42nd picks
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Estimated Cap Space
$10,970,253

UFA
Nick Young SF, Tyler Ennis PG, Metta World Peace SF, Thomas Robinson PF

RFA
None
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