At the 2017 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball (No. 2), Kyle Kuzma (No. 27), Josh Hart (No. 30) and Thomas Bryant (No. 42).
All the attention was naturally on Ball to begin the 2017-18 NBA season, but the team’s late first-round draft picks established themselves as part of the young core.
With Kuzma earning NBA All-Rookie First Team honors, Hart showed he is more than a 3-and-D player, especially after earning the Las Vegas Summer League MVP Award.
Before the Lakers play the Portland Trail Blazers on the road in the 2018-19 season opener, attention is on NBA 2K19 and player ratings.