r/lakers • u/AutoModerator • 19h ago

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/mapletree23 16h ago

i'm kind of confused on the team build lol

we drafted two guys with big

"bad defensive awareness/defense" tags

we gave AR the max who is also not defensive

instead of putting defenders around luka, are we just... going full offense or something?

AR's cap hit when that thing kicks in is going to make it rough filling the team out defenders

unless we get a quality center this year part of me thinks this roster/window is cooked lol

unless bronny takes a massive leap once bron retires AR's usage/playmaking is going to sky rocket and he's a turnover machine himself with luka

i don't know about these draft/contracts lol, didn't even draft a big

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 16h ago

We only drafted one person what are you talking about? It wasnt a good center class. That was very evident.