The Los Angeles Lakers have traded a 2019 second round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the No. 39 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to Wojnarowski, the pick the Lakers are sending out is the Chicago Bulls’ second rounder, and the team will also send cash considerations to Philadelphia.
There have been plenty of rumors about the Lakers liking various players throughout the draft process, although most of those prospects have been concentrated towards the back end of the first round and are even less likely to be available with the No.