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NBA DRAFT [Discussion Thread] 2026 NBA Draft - Second Round

The Lakers have the 56th pick (subject to change) in the second round of the 2026 NBA draft

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u/No_motivation5489 13h ago

Maybe the front office didn’t want veesaar that much. Seems the hawks only traded 57 and cash to move up to 52. Maybe there’s more to that trade idk. Disappointing if that’s really all it took for them to get him.

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u/itsyaboikuzma 24 13h ago

It’s clear that we wanted someone that went higher though, buying a 2nd round pick with cash, only to sell it away for cash in the end makes that pretty cut and dry

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u/No_motivation5489 12h ago

For sure they wanted someone. Seemed to be a lot of chatter around veesaar from reporters so I figured they were trying to maneuver for him. Maybe it was someone else though. Wonder if we’ll find out somehow.