The Los Angeles Lakers have had a great offseason thus far. Kickstarting the great offseason was the 2023 NBA Draft, which proved to be a solid outing for the purple and gold. Los Angeles took Jalen Hood-Schifino with the team’s first pick in the first round since 2018. JHS may take time to develop but the traits for him to be a solid rotation player are there.
The better value pick arguably came in the second round with Maxwell Lewis, who at one point was viewed to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.