Summer free agency is coming up fast—Friday July 1 to be exact. And that’s when the Los Angeles Lakers enter the third phase of their all-important offseason rebuild.
Step one was landing a new head coach in Luke Walton—a favorite Lakers son and an exciting young hire who goes hand-in-hand with a forward-thinking philosophy.
Next was the draft, completed admirably with a pair of teenage talents: No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram and No. 32 Ivica Zubac. The former is a rangy three-and-D small forward the team so desperately needs and a potential All-Star in the making.