Lakers Draft Rating: Pelinka is eliminated and beaten

With just one second round of No. 55, what kind of flowers can Pelinka play?

This is probably the psychological state of Lakers fans before the second round of the draft.

But the Lakers are really different with a new boss. They have continuously increased the second round pick by adding cash.

First exchange cash + 55 lottery with the Bulls for No. 45, then add money to complete the transaction with the Timberwolves to get No. 36 lottery.

Then chose Arkansas junior forward Adu Tiero. Tierro, whose physical fitness exploded, was born on May 8, 2004. He is 2.03 meters tall, has an arm span of 2.13 meters and weighs about 99 kg.

The forward, who dunked 45 times in college this season, is called "Anunobi who can't shoot" and has excellent finishing skills at the basket. With NBA-level wingspan and transverse speed, you can defend multiple positions. This season, NCAA averaged 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, ranking ninth in the defensive influence.

fell to the second round mainly because the shooting was not up to standard, with a three-point shooting percentage of 25.6%, and too many mistakes. Otherwise, with his physical condition, the Lakers would not be able to pick it up in the second round.

It is worth noting that his agency is also Klutch of Fu Paul. The university coach is Calipari, known as the "star manufacturing machine", who was in Kentucky two years ago in college, and then joined Arkansas with his mentor.

This is not over. As soon as the draft ended, the Lakers announced that they would undraft with Villanova University's Eric Dixon signed a two-way contract.

It can be said that it won the "bigest bead" of this draft as soon as possible.

Dixon is the best scorer in NCAA this year. As Villanova's absolute core, he averaged 23.3 points per game, and ranked first in the entire NCAA, while contributing 5.1 rebounds, shooting percentage of 45.1% and 40.3% of three-pointers.

Height 2 meters 03, weighs 116 kg, was born on January 26, 2001. The template for the draft was the Timberwolves All-Star forward, Randall, who had just beaten the Lakers.

The main reason why he was abandoned by many teams is his age and body shape.

He is currently 24 years old and is an "old show". Although his offensive skills and excellent feel are also very interesting to NBA scouts who tend to develop potential. At the same time, he is 2.03 meters tall, and his rookie test weighs 116 kg.

For comparison, Randall, a draft template with the same height as him, only 112 kilograms. This made him a solid floor streamer in college.

The biggest concern of many teams is that he cannot adapt to the intensity of the NBA game.

However, his advantages do exist. He has outstanding pick-and-roll ability and is a good player in both external projectile projection and internal cutting attack basket.

The most important thing is that he is mature enough to be a big five player like Lao Ke, and he is the right combat power he can come from. At present, this Lakers don’t have much time to level up for the newcomers.

From Kneckett last year to Dickson this year, we can see the Lakers' draft tendency.

In addition to these two players, the Lakers also signed University of North Carolina defender R.J. Davis, also an older defender with an Ex-10 contract.

1m83 tall, with excellent scoring ability. He was elected the best player in the ACC league and was selected into the first team in the 2023-24 season. The style is similar to Ogliari who was on the team this season.

With only one 55 pick in the second round, it is difficult for the Lakers to get two strikers, one defending and one offensive, and both 2.03 meters, especially to complete the bargaining at the first time.

After all, the team does not have high-quality draft picks this year, and the main reinforcement method is the next free agent market (with a mini middle class of 5.6 million), and player trading.

Especially the center that Lakers fans are eager to do, it depends on Mr. Pei's negotiation methods.

Overall evaluation:B