The Los Angeles Lakers worked out another six draft prospects on Memorial Day in preparation for the 2017 NBA Draft: Bryce Alford, Dwayne Bacon, Amida Brimah, Derrick Walton Jr., Jordan Bell and Kennedy Meeks. Former Laker Lamar Odom was a special guest at the workouts, watching alongside the Lakers coaching staff.
Bell (forward, 6’9, 225 lbs, Oregon) is projected highest among this particular group of workouts, at the top of most second rounds in current NBA mock drafts. The 2016-17 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, Bell was also Oregon’s career blocked shots leader (235) and career field goal percentage leader (61.