The Los Angeles Lakers have been extremely busy on draft night as they were armed with three first-round drafts at number two, 27 (from the unofficial D’Angelo Russell trade), and 28.
The Lakers wouldn’t stay put however as they dealt the 28th pick to the Utah Jazz, moving down a couple of spots to number 30 and picking up a second-round pick in the process.
With that pick they took Villanova shooting guard Josh Hart. Shams Charania of The Vertical was the first to break the news:
Sources: Lakers are selecting Josh Hart with the No.