Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Lakers got their first overall draft pick in 1958 by choosing Elgin Baylor, who went on to be selected as the only NBA Rookie of the Year to be on the Lakers. [4] The Lakers also drafted Magic Johnson in 1979 with their second first overall pick, who was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007. [ 5 ]
The Los Angeles Lakers, who had risked losing their 2017 first round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, moved up two spots to get the second overall pick, while Philadelphia moved up to receive the No. 3 pick due to the Sacramento Kings moving up in the draft, which activated pick swapping rights the 76ers had from an earlier trade. On June 19 ...
The 2017–18 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 70th season, its 69th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 58th in Los Angeles.. On December 18, 2017, against the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers retired the numbers 8 and 24 of former shooting guard Kobe Bryant, making him the first NBA player to have two numbers retired on the same team.
Oh, for the love of draft picks... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Who will pick up Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball? Find out live as this year's NBA draft coverage kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The Lakers selected Indiana's Jalen Hood-Schifino with the 17th pick and Pepperdine's Maxwell Lewis with the 40th pick in Thursday's NBA draft.
The Lakers again earned the second overall pick, this time, in the 2017 NBA draft, [271] and selected Lonzo Ball from UCLA. [272] The Lakers also acquired Kyle Kuzma from the University of Utah with the 27th overall pick from a draft-day trade, along with Brook Lopez in exchange for D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov. [273]
Minneapolis Lakers draft picks (60 P) Pages in category "Los Angeles Lakers draft picks" The following 187 pages are in this category, out of 187 total.