One of the strengths in recent years of the Los Angeles Lakers front office has been their draft and scouting department. The team has done an outstanding job of finding prospects in the late-first and early-second rounds of the NBA Draft and they will have the opportunity to do the same again in 2021.
The Lakers own the 22nd overall pick in this year’s draft and they will do their due diligence on any number of prospects who all fill different needs. And though they don’t currently have a second-round pick, there is always the possibility of trading back into the draft, which means the scouting department will have to do their homework on all kinds of different players, even those who many may not be as familiar with.