The 2017 NBA Draft is rapidly approaching. June 22 will be a major day for the Los Angeles Lakers as they continue their rebuild and hope to add two new players that can keep them moving forward.
General manager Rob Pelinka and president of basketball operations Magic Johnson will be going through their first NBA Draft process at their respective positions, making it an exciting, yet somewhat anxious day for Lakers fans. Will the new regime go for the local product in UCLA star Lonzo Ball, Kansas standout Josh Jackson or someone else with the No. 2 pick? What players might be available for the Lakers at the end of the first round?
We will find out the answers to these questions soon enough, but our staff attempted to predict how the entire first round might shake out (well, four of them did). With the 2nd and 28th picks in the 2017 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select…
