Lakers Draft Targets IF Los Angeles Trades Into The 2022 NBA Draft

The Los Angeles Lakers brass, notably Rob Pelinka, Jeanie Buss and new Lakers head coach Darvin Ham have their work cut out as the 2022 NBA Draft quickly approaches. The latest Lakers trade rumors have confirmed that Pelinka is trying to make a Lakers trade of cash for a 2nd round pick. Could they find a way to trade into the 1st round of the NBA Draft? Lakers draft targets if they get in the draft will include Kai Sotto, Max Christie, Alondes Williams, Trevion Williams, Jaden Hardy, Christian Braun and Jalen Williams - depending on where they wind up picking. Chase Senior hits on the latest Lakers draft rumors and breaks down some of his top NBA Draft prospects for Los Angeles on this edition of the Lakers Report by Chat Sports!

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Lakers draft prospects to watch today came from recent NBA draft rumors surrounding both Los Angeles and other teams in the NBA:
- ​​Lakers are looking to acquire at least one 2nd round pick in the NBA Draft
- Bleacher Report: Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors shopping late 1st rd. pick
- Exploring trade ideas and prospects to target in Round 2, back end of Round 1

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Rob Pelinka recently spoke on the Lakers rumors about buying an NBA Draft pick, basically confirming those attempts:
- One of the intentional philosophical architectural visions for us is to get younger and coach Ham has a passion for developing players. It would be a goal for us to somehow get in the second round to get a young player that we can develop. We’ve had great success if you look at our draft history and the guys we’ve drafted and developed and we think we can do it again in 2022 if we can pull off a trade to get a pick.

Lakers trade rumors have leaned towards a move into the 2nd round, and we’ve got a juicy deal with the Orlando Magic:

- Lakers Receive: Terrence Ross (G/F), 2022 2nd Round Pick (#32 OVR)
- Magic Receive: Talen Horton-Tucker (G), 2024 2nd Round Pick

Lakers draft targets in Round 2 of the NBA Draft:
- Kai Sotto (C, Adelaide 36ers)
- Max Christie (G, Michigan State)
- Alondes Williams (G, Wake Forest)
- Trevion Williams (F/C, Purdue)

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Lakers rumors don’t make it likely that they’ll get into Round 1, but that doesn’t stop us from having big Lakers trade ideas:

- Mavericks Receive: Kendrick Nunn (G), 2023 2nd Round Pick (via WAS)
- Lakers Receive: 2022 1st Round Pick (#26 OVR)

Lakers draft prospects to watch if they sneak into Round 1:
- Jaden Hardy (G, IGNITE)
- Christian Braun (G, KU)
- Jalen Williams (F, SANTA CLARA)
- Christian Koloko (C, ARIZ)

If you could pick any draft prospect for the Lakers… Who would it be?