The 2017 NBA Draft was important for the Los Angeles Lakers as they were in the midst of a youth movement. That class featured high-quality talent in Markelle Fultz, Jayson Tatum, De’Aaron Fox and Lonzo Ball, who L.A. would ultimately select at No. 2 overall.
With a bit of revisionist history, one can say that Ball was not the right pick given how Fox and Tatum have panned out. Seeing how Tatum grew up a Lakers and Kobe Bryant fan, it would make sense for the now Boston Celtic to be selected by the purple and gold.
However, things did not pan out that way and Magic Johnson recently revealed that the Lakers were not able to work out the former Duke Blue Devil.