Lakers gamble on high school prospect in post-lottery mock drafts

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We’re less than six weeks away from the 2018 NBA draft, and following the draft lottery on Tuesday, the order for the draft has officially been set. After five long years, the Lakers finally paid for the 2012 Steve Nash sign-and-trade, conveying the No. 10 overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers. But just because the Lakers don’t have their own first or second round picks doesn’t mean they won’t be making a selection on June 21. The Lakers will have the No. 25 pick, acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline in February, and the No. 47 pick, acquired from the New York Knicks (via Denver) in the Jose Calderon trade in the summer of 2016. While no one knows exactly who the Lakers

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