Los Angeles Lakers: Get To Know The 2015 Draft Class

Get To Know The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2015 Draft Class

Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; D'Angelo Russell (Ohio State) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number two overall pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 28, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Anthony Brown (21) shoots against Washington Huskies guard Nigel Williams-Goss (5) during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

Anthony Brown: The Sharpshooter

Byron Scott best prepare to embrace the three-pointer, because Anthony Brown will surely be taking — and making — his fair share for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The @Lakers select Anthony Brown from Stanford at No. 34 #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/SDv3dTBHAJ
— Grantland (@Grantland33) June 26, 2015

Brown, the No. 27 prospect on Draft Express, shot at least 44 percent from three-point range in each of his final two collegiate seasons at Stanford. In his last 73 games, Brown nailed 132 three-pointers, including 79 threes last season.

Simply put, Brown was one of the better three-point threats in this draft class.

Wesley Johnson, the Lakers’ 2014-15 leader in three-point makes, hit 91 three-pointers over 76 games played. His three-point field goal percentage was a very average 35.1 percent, matching is mediocre play as the starting small forward for the team.

The Lakers already looked to the draft to find someone to take Johnson’s spot.

Anthony Brown represents the alternative to the disappointment that has been the Lakers’ small forward position over the last few years. With Brown on board, the team has a true three-point threat to stretch the floor. At about 6’7” with a near 7-foot wingspan, there are tools there for him to become the three-and-D player the Lakers need.

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