Of their three 2018 NBA Draft workouts, the latest group of six prospects was the most heralded the Los Angeles Lakers have welcomed to their UCLA Health Training Center. It featured Arizona guard Allonzo Trier, USC forward Chimezie Metu and SMU standout Shake Milton, among others.
To a man, each of the draft hopefuls who were made available to media after their workout have mentioned defense as an area of emphasis. That’s hardly a surprise, considering the Lakers went from last in 2016-17 to 12th this season in defensive rating.
Another focal point of the pre-draft workouts is testing fatigue and will to push through it in the ‘Lakers Mentality Drill.