Lakers NBA Draft Prospects 2024 | Zach Edey Lakers | NBA Draft Targets

Lakers NBA Draft Prospects 2024 | Zach Edey Lakers | NBA Draft Targets 2024

The #Lakers have the No. 17 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. According to The Athletic's Sam Vecenie, the Lakers may "scour the trade market for immediate upgrades around LeBron James and Anthony Davis" with the pick instead of drafting a player.

The team generally has taken a “best available” approach, and that’s especially likely when picking at No. 17.

Players trending in various mock drafts to be selected at No.17 in this draft at the end of June include Kel'el Ware and Zach Edey. Vecenie thinks the Lakers would be willing to give up their 17th draft pick before they're on the clock at pick No.17 in favor of a player who fits their system better if the circumstances demanded it.

The Lakers have genuine needs when it comes to size and depth.

Purdue center #ZachEdey is one of the biggest — literally and figuratively — names in the draft after being the consensus college player of the year. While there are mobility concerns on the defensive end, Edey is scheduled for a workout with the Lakers before the draft and could be an option.

Indiana center #KelelWare has the height (7-0) and length that should make him an effective rim runner while he shot it well from three last season. Baylor’s Yves Missi is a big-time athlete with a lot of potential at just 19, but he might require patience. Dayton’s DaRon Holmes II was one of the big winners at the combine after shooting the ball incredibly well. Probably more of a power forward than a center, he’s on a lot of radars in the first round.

#DevinCarter, a Providence guard, has seen his stock rise in the predraft process and probably played himself into the lottery. Two other high-profile players who could be there at 17 are USC guard Isaiah Collier and Duke guard Jared McCain. McCain’s shooting could get him drafted sooner, and Collier’s physicality getting to the rim has him under lottery consideration as well.

In the second round, there’s one guard worth monitoring above all others: #BronnyJames.

James worked out for the Lakers on Thursday, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly. His athleticism, defensive potential, and shooting at the Chicago draft combine have interested the Lakers, who could help make history by pairing him with his father, should LeBron James remain on the team (he can opt out and become a free agent this summer).

The Lakers need two-way players on the wings. Provided none of the mid- or late-round lottery wings slide (Dalton Knecht, Ron Holland, Cody Williams, Tidjan Salaun), Colorado’s Tristan Da Silva has the kind of size and shooting that teams usually want out of a veteran college player. He seems like a potential “plug-in and play” prospect.

So Z Nation, should the Lakers keep the pick or trade the pick???

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