For the first time in what seems like a while, the Los Angeles Lakers will have a first-round draft pick this year.
Throughout much of this season, it looked as if they would end up going down the draft board because of the New Orleans Pelicans’ ability to swap picks with them. That swap stemmed from 2019’s Anthony Davis trade.
Luckily for L.A., it finished with a better record than New Orleans, so it will have the No. 17 selection in the 2023 NBA draft, which will take place on June 22.
The team has started bringing in prospects for workouts, and one of them is University of Kentucky wing Chris Livingston.