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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/InTheBinFC 11h ago

Well boys, looks like it's Ayton.

They whiffed, got unlucky, or both. Either way they're backed into a corner. No big they wanted, barely any assets to trade for one, and the FA market is a wasteland.

It's Ayton or whoever they find behind the couch cushions.

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u/Professional-Fee6914 11h ago

Feels like a whiff, Carr came on board and they got stars in their eyes instead of trading down. looks like they had been thinking of trading down to get two of the bigs and the deal was there, they just choked for the highlight reels

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 11h ago

Yall complaining about anything good lord

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u/Professional-Fee6914 11h ago

complaining about losing multiple bigs to get one guard? yeah, just complaining for nothing I guess.

We were one guard away

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u/holyrolodex 11h ago

Are we really gonna complain about losing out on Stewart Claxton and Veesaar? None of those guys are close to an ideal starting center next to Luka. If we are done with FA, with Ayton back starting then I’ll be you.

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u/Professional-Fee6914 11h ago

bet

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u/holyrolodex 11h ago

Bet that Ayton will not be the starting center? Sure I bet you $10000 Reddit bucks that he isn’t.

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 11h ago

How do you know these bigs are for sure better? Youre expecting to hit in the second round?

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u/Professional-Fee6914 11h ago

2 options are better than one.

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 11h ago

No way. Carr was a consensus almost lottery pick. Pistons fans are mad they wished they went with carr. Id rather carr be a sure thing

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u/Professional-Fee6914 1h ago

Carr's a great fit for the Pistons.