For the third consecutive season, the Los Angeles Lakers were awarded the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft due to the lottery. Perhaps this year’s was the most important one of the three, as the pick had to fall in the top three for the Lakers to keep it.
Additionally, because they kept their 2017 first-round pick, their 2019 first-round pick that would have been sent to the Orlando Magic, instead turns into two second-round picks in 2017 and 2018.
With the second pick, the Lakers will likely target a point guard, as three of the this year’s top draft prospects play that position.