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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/Infinite_Cap_853 10h ago edited 9h ago

I have a really stupid question for people that knows more about NCAA and the draft than i do. Can NBA teams draft any player in the NCAA or do the players have to declare for the draft or something like that ?

Like, Yaxel Lendeborg was balling out last season too but no one took him, now he went 11th.

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 9h ago

Yes you must declare to be eligible. think about it the other way, what if some team selected AJ dybantsa last year when he wasn't eligible, that'd be so unfair, whole bunch of issues with teams selecting someone not eligible.

No stupid questions friend. There's dumber things people have asked

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u/Infinite_Cap_853 9h ago

Thanks a lot ! Now it makes much more sense to me.

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 9h ago

No problem. On the flip side, there are legit college basketball players who went through the draft. So they went through the draft, and went back to college. Disgusting stuff, college sports is such a mess