The success of some players can be expected, for example, the Cavaliers selected James with the No.1 pick, and some successes were surprising, for example, the Bucks selected Brother Alphabet with the No.1 pick 15.
Therefore, the draft is a very important and interesting thing for all teams in the league, and the Lakers, a traditional strong team in the league, is no exception. Many interesting things have happened in the history of the Lakers.
Among them, four things are the most interesting. Baylor was elected twice, and the first place was the most successful. He joined the team in prehistoric times.
1. elgin baylor was selected twice.
The Lakers first selected elgin baylor with No.26 in the seattle university draft on 1956, but Bell had not participated in the college competition at this time, so he was not eligible to join any team, so he had to quit the draft and go back to college for a season.
So Baylor gave up joining the Lakers and went back to college to play. He performed extremely well that season, averaging 3 1.2 points and 19.8 rebounds.
Then the Los Angeles Lakers selected Baylor with the No.1 pick in the 1958 draft, and then began his legendary career.
2. The Lakers are the most successful players in the history of the league.
As a traditional strong team in the league, the Lakers won the top spot three times in history, and then 1958 chose Baylor, 1979 chose Magic Johnson, and 1982 chose James Worthy.
In the end, all three players became one of the greatest players in the history of the Lakers, and they became members of the Hall of Fame, which made the Lakers the only team in the history of the league with at least three top picks. The Spurs are another team, but there are only two of them (Duncan and david robinson).
In addition, among the top ten winners in the history of the league, the Lakers occupy five seats, namely Jabbar (first), James (second), O 'Neill (fifth), Magic (eighth) and Howard (ninth).
3. Xiao Jia is in the top ten of the Lakers' winning list.
Speaking of little Gasol, the first thing people will think of is his brilliant performance in the Grizzlies. He helped the Raptors win the championship, and even his brother Gasol, who has become one of the legendary players of the Lakers.
Finally, it may be discussed that he was first elected to the league by the Lakers, and then used as a bargaining chip for Gasol, who helped the Lakers win the championship.
In 2007, the Lakers chose Pau Gasol Jr. as the 48th overall pick and traded it in February of the following year. Although little Gasol never played for the Lakers during this period, he belonged to the Lakers for eight months.
The most interesting thing is that if you look at the Lakers' championship list, Gasol Jr. beat other famous players such as Worthy, Fisher and exel, ranking 10 on the list.
Beverly is the Lakers' player of choice.
If we make a list of the Lakers' most hated players, Beverly will undoubtedly be among the best, but we need to recognize Beverly's strength. As a player without outstanding talent, he has built excellent defense and strong willpower through continuous efforts, which is why many teammates, including the Lakers, hate him.
But interestingly, the Lakers selected Beverly to the league team from the beginning. In the second round of 2009, the Lakers selected Beverly with No.42, and sent it to the Heat the next day in exchange for the second round in the future.