Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: June 22, 2015
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The NBA Draft will take place on June 25th, but you already know this! And no we won’t stop reminding you.
The Los Angeles Lakers have the number 2 pick, again you know this! So they are all about that workout life with potential players. By now the name Jahlil Okafor should sound familiar to you, you know he won that whole National Championship thing this year.
Pretty much every credible ***witness*** puts Okafor and Karl-Anthony Towns going in the first two picks. Obviously the order is still up for discussion.
With Okafor being the current favorite, the Lakers are going to make sure they know every inch of this big man.
Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Times writes the following on the Lakers process:
“The Lakers will host a private workout for Duke center Jahlil Okafor on Friday afternoon at the team’s practice facility in El Segundo, marking the second individual workout Okafor has had wearing a purple and gold practice jersey. The Lakers also plan to host a private workout on Saturday both for Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell and for prospects that might be available at the No. 27 and 34th draft slots. The Lakers will then have private workouts next Monday and Wednesday just for prospects they would consider with the 27th and 34h picks. …
The Lakers have also become increasingly doubtful they will have a workout for Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns. The Lakers believe their lack of progress with those efforts stem from most NBA mock drafts predicting the Minnesota Timberwolves will select with their No. 1 pick. But the Lakers will accommodate their workout schedule should Towns and his representatives express interest in a workout.”
And if you aren’t convinced about Okafor, check out our draft profiles for Emmanuel Mudiay and Kristaps Porzingis!
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