The NBA draft is a chance for struggling teams to add talented young players to their rosters and hopefully kickstart the franchise. That is the case for most of the teams picking in the top 10 below.
The Los Angeles Lakers have missed the playoffs four years in a row and even though they’ve been picking near the top of the draft lately, it doesn’t seem to be getting any better for them. Entering the draft lottery on Tuesday night, they had a chance of losing their pick to the Philadelphia 76ers if it fell out of the top three.