The Lakers have downplayed the possibility they would trade the No. 2 pick, but that didn't stop them from working out Gonzaga forward Zach Collins on Monday. President Magic Johnson may be trying to use this as a smokescreen to prevent other teams from knowing for sure who the Lakers are going to draft.
During his one season at UCLA, Lonzo Ball averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics have traded the No. 1 pick in this week's National Basketball Association draft to the Philadelphia 76ers. Two years removed from being the second overall pick, dealing him for a top 12 pick would be quite a startling move for a front office in desperate need of talent, which Russell has proven to have.
Trump says China efforts on N.Korea 'have not worked out'
On Twitter, Republican Senator Marco Rubio wrote that Warmbier "should never have been in jail for tearing down a stupid banner". Doctors in Cincinnati said they found no active sign of botulism - a toxin that causes nerve damage - or evidence of beatings.
The Phoenix Suns who will draft No. 4 and the Sacramento Kings, who will draft No. 5, are likely trade targets for the Lakers. He's played pretty well in L.A. despite these Lakers' teams being full of unproven young players. Wednesday after practice, he made it clear what he thought about Russell.
These future changes are contingent on the Lakers drafting Lonzo Ball, which is all but certain.
Comments