Lakers Predicted to Land 23-Year-Old Former Alabama Star Guard

Lakers Predicted to Land 23-Year-Old Former Alabama Star Guard

The 2025 NBA Draft is nearly here, and some great young talent is about to join the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers don’t control their first-round pick this year, so they’re going to have to wait until pick No. 55 in the second round.Unlike the leagues like the NFL, it’s very rare to find impact players in the second round, especially late in the second round. However, it’s not impossible. Austin Reaves is one of the Lakers’ best players, and he wa…

Who are the Lakers targeting in the 2025 NBA Draft?

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t exactly loaded with draft capital in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft, which is scheduled for Wednesday (first round) and Thursday (second round) this week. Across both rounds of the draft, the Lakers own only one pick at this juncture, and that’s the No. 55 overall pick. Interestingly enough, the Lakers had that very same pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and used that pick on star forward LeBron James’ son Bronny. The Lakers …

Three centers the LA Lakers have worked out ahead of the NBA Draft, including prospect 'who can guard one through five'

The NBA Draft signals the start of planning towards the next NBA season. While a memorable seven-games series of the NBA Finals was playing out, teams around the league were busy laying down groundwork for the upcoming Draft. One team without a first round pick is the LA Lakers, who must wait until pick 55 to make their selection. This limits the caliber of player the Lakers could draft, and it also widens the range of outcomes for who may and m…