The 2014 NBA offseason was a huge one for the Los Angeles Lakers as for the first time in nine seasons, they found themselves out of the NBA playoffs and in the NBA Draft Lottery where they landed the No. 7 pick.
The 2014 NBA Draft was headlined by a trio of promising prospects in Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Joel Embiid.
As the college season went on and followed by some pre-draft workouts, it became clear that Embiid was the prize of this draft and on pace to be the No.