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Miller: Lakers opted not to make safe pick when they took guard D'Angello Russell over Jahlil Okafor

The Orange County Register | June 26, 2015

Related Topics: Los Angeles Lakers, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Jeff Miller (Florida politician), National Basketball Association

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D'Angelo Russell cheks out something on a cell phone as he speaks to the media after being selected second overall by the Lakers during the NBA Draft on Thursday night in New York. Russell wasn't the safe choice, but perhaps that's the Lakers adapting to the league around them.

EL SEGUNDO – The pick of D’Angelo Russell was announced and the fans erupted in applause ... nearly 3,000 miles away from where the actual announcement originated.

Yes, this particular eruption happened right here, at the Lakers practice facility, below some elevated train tracks and in the shadow of LAX, where the team invited a group of sponsors and season-ticket holders to watch the 2015 NBA draft occurring way over in Brooklyn.

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