With the Los Angeles Lakers' cringe-worthy record transitioning into the excitement of the upcoming NBAdraft, smaller stories can get lost in the shuffle. A case in point is Jabari Brown, an unheralded shooting guard who could become L.A.'s biggest surprise next season.
Brown went undrafted last June and subsequently did time with the Lakers' NBA D-League affiliate, the Los Angeles D-Fenders. While there, he happened to become the D-League's top scorer for the 2014-15 season, averaging 24.4 points per game. And by March, the injury-decimated parent team called him up, and he was given a chance to showcase his talent on the main stage.