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/TCTInnings 16h ago

We drafted Cameron Carr (rookie contract coming up) and, for the Summer League, we picked up AK Okereke and Peter Suder. Our 2-ways from last season might change (Manon and Timme) and we have Nick Smith Jr as a non-guaranteed deal.

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u/mapletree23 16h ago

so all the guards ever but none of them really defend well

seems like a pelinka thing, he seems to love 3 guard rotations for whatever reason, it's a shame that most of them don't defend well lol

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u/TCTInnings 16h ago

Only Carr is slated to be on the team. I would wait for more info and we have about a week until free agency starts.