Lakers News: Austin Reaves, Trey Murphy III Headline Saturday Predraft Workout routines
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The Los Angeles Lakers labored out a vary of possibilities Saturday forward of the 2021 NBA draft:
The Lakers at this time absorb totally one put off within the July 29 draft at No. 22 overall.
In accordance with essentially the newest mock draft from Bleacher Sage’s Jonathan Wasserman, Trey Murphy III and Nah’Shon Hyland are the totally ones from Saturday’s exercise individuals anticipated to be taken within the first round.
The group would not absorb a 2d-round chance but might per chance likely well peek to commerce wait on into the draft while also fervent by undrafted free brokers.
The Lakers head into the offseason looking out guard depth with key avid gamers adore Dennis Schroder, Alex Caruso, Talen Horton-Tucker and Wesley Matthews all living to hit free company.
Hyland is someone who might per chance likely provide a insist scoring enhance after averaging 19.5 facets per game final season at VCU. The guard also shot 39.9 percent from three-level vary over his two-Twelve months college profession.
Murphy can be extra of a 3-and-D participant on the float thanks to his measurement at 6’9″. He shot 43.3 percent from three-level vary final season at Virginia on his technique to averaging 11.3 facets per game. Piquant how to fit a job on a a hit group might per chance likely well manufacture him a treasured rotation participant for Los Angeles subsequent season.
Austin Reaves might per chance likely well also wait on as an underrated prospect out of Oklahoma. The 6’5″ guard averaged 18.3 facets per game final season and has tons of self assurance with the ball in his fingers, which he can put off with him to the NBA.