The Lakers have been blessed with some of the best players to ever play the game. From a depth standpoint, the Lakers undoubtedly have the greatest list of players out of all of the NBA franchises, even the Celtics. However, a large chunk of these players were not actually drafted by the Lakers as some were traded for during the off-season, or right before the trade-deadline. Some of the great Lakers players that were traded to the purple and gold came at the peak of their careers, most noticeably Pau Gasol, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Top 10 Lakers Draft Picks of All-Time
