The Los Angeles Lakers hosted six more 2018 NBA draft hopefuls at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Monday, with the most notable name being 2017-18 Big Ten Player of the Year Keita Bates-Diop.
After a successful redshirt junior season at Ohio State University, Bates-Diop decided to forego his final year of college eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA Draft. Most mock drafts have the 22-year-old combo forward going in the first round, with Jonathan Givony of ESPN having him slotted as high as No.