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Lakers Buck Odds, Get No. 2 ... What's Next?

14. 5. 3. 12.

On Monday night, that combination of numbers delivered the No. 2 overall pick to the Lakers.

So, what happens now?

Well, first, a celebration within the Lakers facility, blessed once again by the Draft Lottery Gods.

After all, as Magic Johnson's huge smile up on the dais in Manhattan's midtown Hilton in NYC revealed during ESPN's broadcast of the 2017 lottery, L.A. managed to buck the odds and thus avoid paying off a first round pick owed to Philadelphia for a third straight season.

Not only did the Lakers defeat the 53.