Last Updated on June 25, 2015 10:51 pm by admin
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) – The Los Angeles Lakers chose Larry Nance Jr. with the 27th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, adding the Wyoming power forward with their second pick of the first round.
Nance is a tremendous leaper and a defensive force, winning Mountain West Conference honors as its top defensive player. He averaged 16.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a senior.
The Lakers got Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell with the second overall pick, and Nance could join second-year pros Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson in a promising young core with the Lakers.
Los Angeles acquired its second first-round pick from the Houston Rockets in the deal that brought Jeremy Lin to the Lakers last summer.
Los Angeles also has its own second-round pick, the 34th overall.