List of Los Angeles Lakers first and second round draft picks
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The Los Angeles Lakers joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1948–49 BAA season as the Minneapolis Lakers, but moved to Los Angeles for the 1959–60 NBA season, where they have been located ever since. They play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] The Minneapolis Lakers took its official name from Minnesota's nickname, Land of 10,000 Lakes.[2] The NBA started as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
To help teams acquire local players, territorial picks were instituted from its inception in 1950 until 1965. Territorial picks were used as a type of special draft choice used in the NBA Draft. Prior to the league's draft, a team could forfeit its first round draft pick and select a player from within 50 miles (80 km). Territorial picks were then eliminated when the draft was revamped in 1966.[3] Before the 1989 NBA draft, the draft had more than two rounds. After 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds.[3] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than two picks.
The Lakers selected Chuck Hanger with their first pick, ninth overall in the 1948 BAA draft. The Lakers got their first overall draft pick in 1958 by choosing Elgin Baylor, who went on to be selected as the only NBA Rookie of the Year to be on the Lakers.[4] The Lakers also drafted Magic Johnson in 1979 with their second first overall pick, who was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007.[5] The Lakers had no first round draft picks in 1967, 1976, 1978, 1980, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Lakers had no first or second round draft picks from 1983, 1987, and 2001. Throughout the years, the Lakers had traded away some of their picks as well as traded for other teams' picks. As a result of the various trades, the Los Angeles Lakers had five first and second round picks in 1979.
Key
Abbreviation | Meaning | Abbreviation | Meaning |
T | Territorial pick | G | Guard |
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard |
F | Forward | SF | Small forward |
PF | Power forward | C | Center |
* | Hall of Famer | (#) | Retired Lakers' Number |
$ | NBA All-star |
Selections
Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | College/High School/Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | 1 | 9 | Hanger, ChuckChuck Hanger | ![]() |
F | California |
1949 | T | — | Mikkelsen, VernVern Mikkelsen* | ![]() |
F/C | Hamline |
1950 | 1 | 10 | O'Shea, KevinKevin O'Shea | ![]() |
G | Notre Dame |
1951 | T | — | Skoog, WhiteyWhitey Skoog | ![]() |
G | Minnesota |
1951 | 2 | 19 | Hitch, LewLew Hitch | ![]() |
F/C | Kansas State |
1952 | 1 | 9 | Lovellette, ClydeClyde Lovellette* | ![]() |
C/F | Kansas |
1953 | 1 | 7 | Fritsche, JimJim Fritsche | ![]() |
F/C[6] | Hamline |
1954 | 1 | 9 | Kalafat, EdEd Kalafat | ![]() |
C/F | Minnesota |
1954 | 2 | 18 | Bianchi, AlAl Bianchi | ![]() |
G | Bowling Green State |
1955 | T | — | Garmaker, DickDick Garmaker | ![]() |
G/F | Minnesota |
1955 | 2 | 12 | Mencel, ChuckChuck Mencel | ![]() |
F/G | Minnesota |
1956 | 1 | 3 | Paxson, JimJim Paxson | ![]() |
F/G | Dayton |
1957 | 1 | 3 | Krebs, JimJim Krebs | ![]() |
C/F | Southern Methodist |
1957 | 2 | 11 | Schmidt, HarvHarv Schmidt | ![]() |
F [7] | Illinois |
1958 | 1 | 1 | Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor*$ (22) | ![]() |
F | Seattle |
1959 | 1 | 3 | Hawkins, TomTom Hawkins | ![]() |
F | Notre Dame |
1959 | 2 | 8 | Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton | ![]() |
F/C | Morehead State |
1959 | 2 | 10 | LaRusso, RudyRudy LaRusso$ | ![]() |
F/C | Dartmouth |
1960 | 1 | 2 | West, JerryJerry West* (44) | ![]() |
G | West Virginia |
1961 | 1 | 5 | Yates, WayneWayne Yates | ![]() |
C[8] | Memphis State |
1961 | 2 | 13 | Sawyer, FredFred Sawyer | ![]() |
C[9] | Louisville |
1962 | 1 | 6 | Ellis, LeRoyLeRoy Ellis | ![]() |
C | St. John's |
1962 | 2 | 15 | Wiley, GeneGene Wiley | ![]() |
C[10] | Wichita |
1963 | 1 | 7 | Strickland, RogerRoger Strickland | ![]() |
F[11] | Jacksonville |
1963 | 2 | 13 | King, JimJim King (from Cincinnati)[a] | ![]() |
G | Tulsa |
1963 | 2 | 16 | Gibson, MelMel Gibson | ![]() |
G | Western Carolina |
1964 | T | — | Abdul-Rahman, MahdiMahdi Abdul-Rahman | ![]() |
G | UCLA |
1964 | 2 | 12 | Nash, CottonCotton Nash | ![]() |
F | Kentucky |
1965 | T | — | Goodrich, GailGail Goodrich* $(25) | ![]() |
G | UCLA |
1965 | 2 | 16 | Fairchild, JohnJohn Fairchild | ![]() |
F[12] | Brigham Young |
1966 | 1 | 7 | Chambers, JerryJerry Chambers | ![]() |
F | Utah |
1966 | 2 | 17 | Finkel, HankHank Finkel | ![]() |
C | Dayton |
1967 | 2 | 16 | Mahaffey, RandolphRandolph Mahaffey | ![]() |
F | Clemson |
1968 | 1 | 11 | Hewitt, BillBill Hewitt | ![]() |
F | USC |
1969 | 1 | 12 | McCarter, WillieWillie McCarter | ![]() |
G | Drake |
1969 | 1 | 15 | Roberson, RickRick Roberson | ![]() |
C/PF | Cincinnati |
1969 | 2 | 27 | Garrett, DickDick Garrett | ![]() |
G | Southern Illinois |
1970 | 1 | 13 | McMillian, JimJim McMillian | ![]() |
F | Columbia |
1970 | 2 | 30 | Killum, EarnieEarnie Killum | ![]() |
G[13] | Stetson |
1971 | 1 | 13 | Cleamons, JimJim Cleamons | ![]() |
G | Ohio State |
1972 | 1 | 13 | Grant, TravisTravis Grant | ![]() |
F | Kentucky State |
1972 | 2 | 16 | Price, JimJim Price (from Cleveland)[b] | ![]() |
G | Louisville |
1972 | 2 | 22 | Stovall, PaulPaul Stovall (from Baltimore)[c] | ![]() |
F | Arizona State |
1973 | 1 | 5 | Washington, KermitKermit Washington$ (from Cleveland)[d] | ![]() |
C/PF | American |
1973 | 2 | 23 | Schaeffer, BillyBilly Schaeffer | ![]() |
F[14] | St. John's |
1973 | 2 | 31 | Chones, JimJim Chones (from Baltimore)[e] | ![]() |
C/PF | Marquette |
1973 | 2 | 34 | Perry, JohnJohn Perry | ![]() |
C [15] | Pan American |
1974 | 1 | 12 | Winters, BrianBrian Winters$ | ![]() |
SG/SF | South Carolina |
1974 | 2 | 21 | Knight, BillyBilly Knight$ | ![]() |
G/F | Pittsburgh |
1975 | 1 | 2 | Meyers, DavidDavid Meyers | ![]() |
PF/C | UCLA |
1975 | 1 | 8 | Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman | ![]() |
SF/SG | Louisville |
1976 | 2 | 21 | Tatum, EarlEarl Tatum (from Phoenix)[f] | ![]() |
G/F | Marquette |
1977 | 1 | 6 | Carr, KennyKenny Carr | ![]() |
F | North Carolina State |
1977 | 1 | 15 | Davis, BradBrad Davis (from San Antonio)[g] | ![]() |
G | Maryland |
1977 | 1 | 22 | Nixon, NormNorm Nixon$ | ![]() |
PG | Duquesne |
1978 | 2 | 26 | Carter, RonRon Carter | ![]() |
G | VMI |
1978 | 2 | 38 | Massey, LewLew Massey (from Kansas City)[h] | ![]() |
SG[16] | UNC Charlotte |
1979 | 1 | 1 | Johnson, EarvinEarvin Johnson* $(32) | ![]() |
PG | Michigan State |
1979 | 1 | 14 | Holland, BradBrad Holland | ![]() |
G | UCLA |
1979 | 2 | 25 | Mack, OliverOliver Mack | ![]() |
SG | East Carolina |
1979 | 2 | 39 | King, VictorVictor King (from Denver)[i] | ![]() |
PF[17] | Louisiana Tech |
1979 | 2 | 41 | Young, MarkMark Young (from Buffalo)[j] | ![]() |
PF[18] | Fairfield |
1980 | 2 | 31 | Robinson, WayneWayne Robinson (from Cleveland)[k] | ![]() |
F | Virginia Tech |
1980 | 2 | 37 | Carter, ButchButch Carter (from Denver)[i] | ![]() |
G | Indiana |
1981 | 1 | 19 | McGee, MikeMike McGee | ![]() |
SG/SF | Michigan |
1981 | 2 | 39 | Knuckles, HarveyHarvey Knuckles (from Cleveland)[k] | ![]() |
SF[19] | Toledo |
1981 | 2 | 42 | Rolle, ElvisElvis Rolle | ![]() |
C/PF[20] | Florida State |
1982 | 1 | 1 | Worthy, JamesJames Worthy*$ (42) (from Cleveland)[l] | ![]() |
SF | North Carolina |
1984 | 1 | 23 | Jones, EarlEarl Jones | ![]() |
C | District of Columbia |
1985 | 1 | 23 | Green, A. C.A. C. Green$ | ![]() |
PF/C | Oregon State |
1986 | 1 | 23 | Barlow, KenKen Barlow | ![]() |
F | Notre Dame |
1988 | 1 | 25 | Rivers, DavidDavid Rivers | ![]() |
PG | Notre Dame |
1989 | 1 | 26 | Divac, VladeVlade Divac$ | ![]() ![]() |
C | KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
1990 | 1 | 27 | Campbell, EldenElden Campbell | ![]() |
PF/C | Clemson |
1990 | 2 | 51 | Smith, TonyTony Smith (from San Antonio)[m] | ![]() |
G | Marquette |
1991 | 2 | 52 | Jones, AnthonyAnthony Jones | ![]() |
SG | Oral Roberts |
1992 | 1 | 15 | Peeler, AnthonyAnthony Peeler | ![]() |
SG | Missouri |
1992 | 2 | 36 | Cooper, DuaneDuane Cooper | ![]() |
G | USC |
1993 | 1 | 12 | Lynch, GeorgeGeorge Lynch | ![]() |
PF | North Carolina |
1993 | 2 | 37 | Van Exel, NickNick Van Exel$ | ![]() |
PG | Cincinnati |
1994 | 1 | 10 | Jones, EddieEddie Jones$ | ![]() |
SG | Temple |
1995 | 2 | 37 | King, FrankieFrankie King | ![]() |
PG | Western Carolina |
1996 | 1 | 24 | Fisher, DerekDerek Fisher | ![]() |
PG | Arkansas–Little Rock |
1997 | 2 | 51 | Wheat, DeJuanDeJuan Wheat | ![]() |
PG | Louisville |
1997 | 2 | 54 | Rogers, PaulPaul Rogers (from New York)[n] | ![]() |
C | Gonzaga |
1998 | 1 | 26 | Jacobson, SamSam Jacobson | ![]() |
SG/SF | Minnesota |
1998 | 2 | 31 | Patterson, RubenRuben Patterson (from Vancouver)[o] | ![]() |
SF | Cincinnati |
1998 | 2 | 45 | Bailey, TobyToby Bailey (traded to Phoenix)[p] | ![]() |
SG | UCLA |
1999 | 1 | 23 | George, DeveanDevean George | ![]() |
SF | Augsburg |
1999 | 2 | 30 | Celestand, JohnJohn Celestand (from Vancouver)[o] | ![]() |
SG | Villanova |
2000 | 1 | 29 | Madsen, MarkMark Madsen | ![]() |
PF/C | Stanford |
2002 | 1 | 27 | Jefferies, ChrisChris Jefferies (traded to Toronto)[q] | ![]() |
SF | Fresno State |
2003 | 1 | 24 | Cook, BrianBrian Cook | ![]() |
PF | Illinois |
2003 | 2 | 32 | Walton, LukeLuke Walton | ![]() |
SF | Arizona |
2004 | 1 | 27 | Vujačić, SashaSasha Vujačić | ![]() |
G | Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) |
2004 | 2 | 56 | Douthit, MarcusMarcus Douthit | ![]() |
PF/C | Providence |
2005 | 1 | 10 | Bynum, AndrewAndrew Bynum$ | ![]() |
C | St. Joseph HS (New Jersey) |
2005 | 2 | 37 | Turiaf, RonnyRonny Turiaf (from New York via Atlanta and Charlotte)[r] | ![]() |
PF/C | Gonzaga |
2005 | 2 | 39 | Wafer, VonVon Wafer | ![]() |
G | Florida State |
2006 | 1 | 26 | Farmar, JordanJordan Farmar (from Miami)[s] | ![]() |
PG | UCLA |
2006 | 2 | 51 | Samb, CheikhCheikh Samb (traded to Detroit)[t] | ![]() |
C | WTC Cornellà (Spain, 2nd division) |
2007 | 1 | 19 | Crittenton, JavarisJavaris Crittenton | ![]() |
PG | Georgia Tech |
2007 | 2 | 40 | Sun Yue, Sun Yue (from Charlotte)[u] | ![]() |
PG | Beijing Olympians (ABA) |
2007 | 2 | 48 | Gasol, MarcMarc Gasol$ | ![]() |
C | Akasvayu Girona (Liga Española de Baloncesto) |
2008 | 2 | 58 | Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford | ![]() |
SG | Kentucky |
2009 | 1 | 29 | Douglas, ToneyToney Douglas (traded to New York)[v] | ![]() |
G | Florida State |
2009 | 2 | 42 | Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley (from Charlotte; traded to Miami)[r][w] | ![]() |
G | Arkansas |
2009 | 2 | 59 | Elonu, ChinemeluChinemelu Elonu | ![]() |
PF/C | Texas A&M |
2010 | 2 | 43 | Ebanks, DevinDevin Ebanks (from Memphis)[x] | ![]() |
F | West Virginia |
2010 | 2 | 58 | Caracter, DerrickDerrick Caracter | ![]() |
PF/C | UTEP |
2011 | 2 | 41 | Morris, DariusDarius Morris (from Golden State Warriors via New Jersey Nets)[y] | ![]() |
PG | Michigan (So.) |
2011 | 2 | 46 | Goudelock, AndrewAndrew Goudelock (from New York Knicks)[v] | ![]() |
SG | College of Charleston (Sr.) |
2011 | 2 | 56 | Maduabum, ChukwudiebereChukwudiebere Maduabum (traded to Denver Nuggets)[z] | ![]() |
SF | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
2011 | 2 | 58 | Majok, AterAter Majok (from Miami Heat)[w] | ![]() |
C | Gold Coast Blaze (Australia) |
2012 | 2 | 60 | Sacre, RobertRobert Sacre (from Chicago via Milwaukee and Brooklyn) | ![]() |
C | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
2013 | 2 | 48 | Kelly, RyanRyan Kelly | ![]() |
PF | Duke (Sr.) |
2014 | 1 | 7 | Randle, JuliusJulius Randle | ![]() |
PF | Kentucky |
2014 | 2 | 46 | Clarkson, JordanJordan Clarkson | ![]() |
SG | Missouri |
2015 | 1 | 2 | Russell, D'AngeloD'Angelo Russell | ![]() |
PG | Ohio |
2015 | 1 | 27 | Nance, Jr., LarryLarry Nance, Jr. | ![]() |
PF | Wyoming |
2015 | 2 | 34 | Brown, AnthonyAnthony Brown | ![]() |
SF | Stanford |
2016 | 1 | 2 | Ingram, BrandonBrandon Ingram | ![]() |
SF | Duke (Fr.) |
2016 | 2 | 32 | Zubac, IvicaIvica Zubac | ![]() |
C | Mega Leks |
Footnotes
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References
- General
- "Los Angeles Lakers Draft Register". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- "Hall of Famers". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- "Lakers: Lakers Retired Numbers". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- "Lakers Media Guide 2007-08". zmags.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- Specific
- ↑ Staples Center :: About :: About STAPLES Center
- ↑ Reavis, Tracey (2000). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-50130-9.
- 1 2 "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ "NBA Postseason Awards: Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ "ESPN – NBA – Daily Dime: Special Edition 10 Greatest Point Guards Ever". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ↑ "Jim Fritsche Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – Harvey Schmidt". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "Wayne Yates Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – Fred Sawyer". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "Gene Wiley Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "Roger Strickland Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "John Fairchild Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "Earnie Killum Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "Billy Schaeffer Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – John Perry". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – Lew Massey". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – Victor King". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – mark Young". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – Harvey Knuckles". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ↑ "TheDraftReview – Elvis Rolle". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Lakers Media Guide". zmags.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- 1 2 3 "Lakers Media Guide". zmags.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ↑ "1998 Draft Day Trades". TheDraftReview.com. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ↑ "NBA.com: Complete First Round Results -- 2000-07". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "2005 Outstanding Trades". NBADraft.net. 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Lakers: Lakers Acquire Odom, Butler, Grant and a Future First Rounder for Shaq". NBA.com. 2004-08-07. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Maurice Evans – Los Angeles Lakers – Maurice Evans Stats". LosAngelesLakersOnline.com. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Lakers: Lakers Trade Jumaine Jones to Bobcats For a Future Second Round Pick". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Knicks Acquire Draft Rights to Toney Douglas". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ↑ "Heat Acquire Draft Rights to Patrick Beverley". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ↑ "Lakers Acquire Gasol From Grizzlies". NBA.com. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nets Acquire Vujacic & Two 1st-Round Picks in 3-Team Trade". NBA.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ "Lakers Trade Draft Rights To Chukwudiebere Maduabum". NBA.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24.