Los Angeles Lakers: Upon reflection, the Lakers have drafted great

Other notable picks:

The Los Angeles Lakers have also been really good at evaluating late first round and second-round picks over the last several years. While they obviously have not landed a huge All-NBA standout like Jokic, they have landed some notable names, which includes:

Jordan Clarkson (46th overall, 2014)

Jordan Clarkson was technically drafted by the Washington Wizards and then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers but it was the Lakers doing the thinking. While Clarkson has not lived up to the great flashes he showed on the Lakers, he has since developed into a nice rotational guard that could play a legitimate role on a title-contending team.

Larry Nance Jr. (27th overall, 2015)

Larry Nance Jr. was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside Clarkson in 2018 in a move that ironically gave the team enough cap space to sign LeBron James in the summer. Nance, like Clarkson, is a nice rotational piece that could be a solid bench contributor on a playoff team.

Ivica Zubac (32nd overall, 2016)

Trading Ivica Zubac for essentially nothing is the last move of Magic Johnson’s tenure as an executive and will go down as one of his worst moves. Zubac can be a legit backup center on every NBA team and was showing that while he was still on the Lakers this year.

Kyle Kuzma (27th overall, 2017)

The biggest name of this last slide, Kyle Kuzma has developed into an integral part of this young core and is one of the best sleeper picks by any team over the last few years. Although he is not there yet, it is not crazy to think that Kuzma could be an all-star in the next three years.

Josh Hart (30th overall, 2017)

Josh Hart is essentially the new version of Jordan Clarkson as he will have games when he looks absolutely phenomenal and other games when he barely hits the court.

Hart is a better all-around player than Clarkson and it would not be crazy to think that Hart will eventually one day blossom into a starting guard in the NBA.