After days of speculation about the team potentially trading the pick, the Los Angeles Lakers ultimately stood pat with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. With the team’s first first-round pick since 2018, the Lakers selected Indiana’s Jalen Hood-Schifino.
Hood-Schifino was not a household name heading into the draft and there are likely a lot of Lakers fans that don’t know much about the Indiana guard. Let’s dive into what Lakers fans can expect out of the 20-year-old point guard.
Jalen Hood-Schifino scouting report for Lakers fans:
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