Jalen Hood-Schifino being taken 17th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft is one of the more notable draft misses the Los Angeles Lakers have suffered. It is a particularly bad hit given how much draft capital Rob Pelinka has been forced to part with in hopes of pursuing a championship.
When the latter is the case, one would hope the scouting departments are working overtime to really nail the picks that the franchise still has. Selecting Hood-Schifino is not an indicator of that by any means.
The Lakers gave away Hood-Schifino last season, sending him to the Utah Jazz, in the beloved trade that brought Luka Doncic to Los Angeles.