The Los Angeles Lakers have the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Here are five players they should consider with that pick.
The Los Angeles Lakers were big winners in the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery earlier this month. Lady luck was on their side that evening. They went into the lottery with better odds of falling out of the top-three than staying in there, which they needed to do to avoid sending the selection to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Not only did the Lakers keep their pick, they moved up in the draft. The Lakers landed the No. 2 overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft despite having only a 15.7 percent chance of doing so. Los Angeles actually had a better chance of landing in the fourth or fifth spot in the lottery.
As a result of the draft lottery, the Lakers will now have the chance to add another impact young player to their roster. The Lakers have a number of young players they are hoping will make up their young core.
This will be the third consecutive season that they are picking in the No. 2 spot. Point guard D’Angelo Russell was selected second overall in 2015 and the Lakers selected small forward Brandon Ingram there in 2016.
It will be the fourth consecutive year that the Lakers are drafting in the lottery and seventh time in team history. Before this four-year stretch, the Lakers were in the lottery only three times the previous 29 years.
Rebuilds are rare in Los Angeles, but they are doing this one correctly. They are stockpiling young talent and seeing which players pan out and become building blocks. Which player will they add to their stable this year?
Here are five options for the Lakers with the second pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.