Los Angeles Lakers fans are looking forward to their team selecting the transcendent point guard from UCLA, Lonzo Ball, with the number two pick in the draft in the 2017 NBA Draft. The draft is set to be held on June 22nd in Philadelphia.
And whilst there is much excitement about the impending selection of Ball, The Lake Show also have the 28th pick in the first round, which was acquired from Houston in the Lou Williams deal.
Let’s take a look at the history of the 28th pick of the NBA draft. For this article, the focus will only be on NBA drafts that have taken place since 1995, which is the year Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies were added via expansion to make the league go from 27 to 29 teams (Charlotte Bobcats were added in 2004 to make 30).