List of Los Angeles Lakers first and second round draft picks
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 | United States | F | California |
1949 | T | — | Mikkelsen, VernVern Mikkelsen* | United States | F/C | Hamline |
1950 | 1 | 10 | O'Shea, KevinKevin O'Shea | United States | G | Notre Dame |
1951 | T | — | Skoog, WhiteyWhitey Skoog | United States | G | Minnesota |
1951 | 2 | 19 | Hitch, LewLew Hitch | United States | F/C | Kansas State |
1952 | 1 | 9 | Lovellette, ClydeClyde Lovellette* | United States | C/F | Kansas |
1953 | 1 | 7 | Fritsche, JimJim Fritsche | United States | F/C[6] | Hamline |
1954 | 1 | 9 | Kalafat, EdEd Kalafat | United States | C/F | Minnesota |
1954 | 2 | 18 | Bianchi, AlAl Bianchi | United States | G | Bowling Green State |
1955 | T | — | Garmaker, DickDick Garmaker | United States | G/F | Minnesota |
1955 | 2 | 12 | Mencel, ChuckChuck Mencel | United States | F/G | Minnesota |
1956 | 1 | 3 | Paxson, JimJim Paxson | United States | F/G | Dayton |
1957 | 1 | 3 | Krebs, JimJim Krebs | United States | C/F | Southern Methodist |
1957 | 2 | 11 | Schmidt, HarvHarv Schmidt | United States | F [7] | Illinois |
1958 | 1 | 1 | Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor*$ (22) | United States | F | Seattle |
1959 | 1 | 3 | Hawkins, TomTom Hawkins | United States | F | Notre Dame |
1959 | 2 | 8 | Hamilton, SteveSteve Hamilton | United States | F/C | Morehead State |
1959 | 2 | 10 | LaRusso, RudyRudy LaRusso$ | United States | F/C | Dartmouth |
1960 | 1 | 2 | West, JerryJerry West* (44) | United States | G | West Virginia |
1961 | 1 | 5 | Yates, WayneWayne Yates | United States | C[8] | Memphis State |
1961 | 2 | 13 | Sawyer, FredFred Sawyer | United States | C[9] | Louisville |
1962 | 1 | 6 | Ellis, LeRoyLeRoy Ellis | United States | C | St. John's |
1962 | 2 | 15 | Wiley, GeneGene Wiley | United States | C[10] | Wichita |
1963 | 1 | 7 | Strickland, RogerRoger Strickland | United States | F[11] | Jacksonville |
1963 | 2 | 13 | King, JimJim King (from Cincinnati)[a] | United States | G | Tulsa |
1963 | 2 | 16 | Gibson, MelMel Gibson | United States | G | Western Carolina |
1964 | T | — | Abdul-Rahman, MahdiMahdi Abdul-Rahman | United States | G | UCLA |
1964 | 2 | 12 | Nash, CottonCotton Nash | United States | F | Kentucky |
1965 | T | — | Goodrich, GailGail Goodrich* $(25) | United States | G | UCLA |
1965 | 2 | 16 | Fairchild, JohnJohn Fairchild | United States | F[12] | Brigham Young |
1966 | 1 | 7 | Chambers, JerryJerry Chambers | United States | F | Utah |
1966 | 2 | 17 | Finkel, HankHank Finkel | United States | C | Dayton |
1967 | 2 | 16 | Mahaffey, RandolphRandolph Mahaffey | United States | F | Clemson |
1968 | 1 | 11 | Hewitt, BillBill Hewitt | United States | F | USC |
1969 | 1 | 12 | McCarter, WillieWillie McCarter | United States | G | Drake |
1969 | 1 | 15 | Roberson, RickRick Roberson | United States | C/PF | Cincinnati |
1969 | 2 | 27 | Garrett, DickDick Garrett | United States | G | Southern Illinois |
1970 | 1 | 13 | McMillian, JimJim McMillian | United States | F | Columbia |
1970 | 2 | 30 | Killum, EarnieEarnie Killum | United States | G[13] | Stetson |
1971 | 1 | 13 | Cleamons, JimJim Cleamons | United States | G | Ohio State |
1972 | 1 | 13 | Grant, TravisTravis Grant | United States | F | Kentucky State |
1972 | 2 | 16 | Price, JimJim Price (from Cleveland)[b] | United States | G | Louisville |
1972 | 2 | 22 | Stovall, PaulPaul Stovall (from Baltimore)[c] | United States | F | Arizona State |
1973 | 1 | 5 | Washington, KermitKermit Washington$ (from Cleveland)[d] | United States | C/PF | American |
1973 | 2 | 23 | Schaeffer, BillyBilly Schaeffer | United States | F[14] | St. John's |
1973 | 2 | 31 | Chones, JimJim Chones (from Baltimore)[e] | United States | C/PF | Marquette |
1973 | 2 | 34 | Perry, JohnJohn Perry | United States | C [15] | Pan American |
1974 | 1 | 12 | Winters, BrianBrian Winters$ | United States | SG/SF | South Carolina |
1974 | 2 | 21 | Knight, BillyBilly Knight$ | United States | G/F | Pittsburgh |
1975 | 1 | 2 | Meyers, DavidDavid Meyers | United States | PF/C | UCLA |
1975 | 1 | 8 | Bridgeman, JuniorJunior Bridgeman | United States | SF/SG | Louisville |
1976 | 2 | 21 | Tatum, EarlEarl Tatum (from Phoenix)[f] | United States | G/F | Marquette |
1977 | 1 | 6 | Carr, KennyKenny Carr | United States | F | North Carolina State |
1977 | 1 | 15 | Davis, BradBrad Davis (from San Antonio)[g] | United States | G | Maryland |
1977 | 1 | 22 | Nixon, NormNorm Nixon$ | United States | PG | Duquesne |
1978 | 2 | 26 | Carter, RonRon Carter | United States | G | VMI |
1978 | 2 | 38 | Massey, LewLew Massey (from Kansas City)[h] | United States | SG[16] | UNC Charlotte |
1979 | 1 | 1 | Johnson, EarvinEarvin Johnson* $(32) | United States | PG | Michigan State |
1979 | 1 | 14 | Holland, BradBrad Holland | United States | G | UCLA |
1979 | 2 | 25 | Mack, OliverOliver Mack | United States | SG | East Carolina |
1979 | 2 | 39 | King, VictorVictor King (from Denver)[i] | United States | PF[17] | Louisiana Tech |
1979 | 2 | 41 | Young, MarkMark Young (from Buffalo)[j] | United States | PF[18] | Fairfield |
1980 | 2 | 31 | Robinson, WayneWayne Robinson (from Cleveland)[k] | United States | F | Virginia Tech |
1980 | 2 | 37 | Carter, ButchButch Carter (from Denver)[i] | United States | G | Indiana |
1981 | 1 | 19 | McGee, MikeMike McGee | United States | SG/SF | Michigan |
1981 | 2 | 39 | Knuckles, HarveyHarvey Knuckles (from Cleveland)[k] | United States | SF[19] | Toledo |
1981 | 2 | 42 | Rolle, ElvisElvis Rolle | United States | C/PF[20] | Florida State |
1982 | 1 | 1 | Worthy, JamesJames Worthy*$ (42) (from Cleveland)[l] | United States | SF | North Carolina |
1984 | 1 | 23 | Jones, EarlEarl Jones | United States | C | District of Columbia |
1985 | 1 | 23 | Green, A. C.A. C. Green$ | United States | PF/C | Oregon State |
1986 | 1 | 23 | Barlow, KenKen Barlow | United States | F | Notre Dame |
1988 | 1 | 25 | Rivers, DavidDavid Rivers | United States | PG | Notre Dame |
1989 | 1 | 26 | Divac, VladeVlade Divac$ | Yugoslavia (now Serbia) | C | KK Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
1990 | 1 | 27 | Campbell, EldenElden Campbell | United States | PF/C | Clemson |
1990 | 2 | 51 | Smith, TonyTony Smith (from San Antonio)[m] | United States | G | Marquette |
1991 | 2 | 52 | Jones, AnthonyAnthony Jones | United States | SG | Oral Roberts |
1992 | 1 | 15 | Peeler, AnthonyAnthony Peeler | United States | SG | Missouri |
1992 | 2 | 36 | Cooper, DuaneDuane Cooper | United States | G | USC |
1993 | 1 | 12 | Lynch, GeorgeGeorge Lynch | United States | PF | North Carolina |
1993 | 2 | 37 | Van Exel, NickNick Van Exel$ | United States | PG | Cincinnati |
1994 | 1 | 10 | Jones, EddieEddie Jones$ | United States | SG | Temple |
1995 | 2 | 37 | King, FrankieFrankie King | United States | PG | Western Carolina |
1996 | 1 | 24 | Fisher, DerekDerek Fisher | United States | PG | Arkansas–Little Rock |
1997 | 2 | 51 | Wheat, DeJuanDeJuan Wheat | United States | PG | Louisville |
1997 | 2 | 54 | Rogers, PaulPaul Rogers (from New York)[n] | Australia | C | Gonzaga |
1998 | 1 | 26 | Jacobson, SamSam Jacobson | United States | SG/SF | Minnesota |
1998 | 2 | 31 | Patterson, RubenRuben Patterson (from Vancouver)[o] | United States | SF | Cincinnati |
1998 | 2 | 45 | Bailey, TobyToby Bailey (traded to Phoenix)[p] | United States | SG | UCLA |
1999 | 1 | 23 | George, DeveanDevean George | United States | SF | Augsburg |
1999 | 2 | 30 | Celestand, JohnJohn Celestand (from Vancouver)[o] | United States | SG | Villanova |
2000 | 1 | 29 | Madsen, MarkMark Madsen | United States | PF/C | Stanford |
2002 | 1 | 27 | Jefferies, ChrisChris Jefferies (traded to Toronto)[q] | United States | SF | Fresno State |
2003 | 1 | 24 | Cook, BrianBrian Cook | United States | PF | Illinois |
2003 | 2 | 32 | Walton, LukeLuke Walton | United States | SF | Arizona |
2004 | 1 | 27 | Vujačić, SashaSasha Vujačić | Slovenia | G | Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) |
2004 | 2 | 56 | Douthit, MarcusMarcus Douthit | United States | PF/C | Providence |
2005 | 1 | 10 | Bynum, AndrewAndrew Bynum$ | United States | C | St. Joseph HS (New Jersey) |
2005 | 2 | 37 | Turiaf, RonnyRonny Turiaf (from New York via Atlanta and Charlotte)[r] | France | PF/C | Gonzaga |
2005 | 2 | 39 | Wafer, VonVon Wafer | United States | G | Florida State |
2006 | 1 | 26 | Farmar, JordanJordan Farmar (from Miami)[s] | United States | PG | UCLA |
2006 | 2 | 51 | Samb, CheikhCheikh Samb (traded to Detroit)[t] | Senegal | C | WTC Cornellà (Spain, 2nd division) |
2007 | 1 | 19 | Crittenton, JavarisJavaris Crittenton | United States | PG | Georgia Tech |
2007 | 2 | 40 | Sun Yue, Sun Yue (from Charlotte)[u] | China | PG | Beijing Olympians (ABA) |
2007 | 2 | 48 | Gasol, MarcMarc Gasol$ | Spain | C | Akasvayu Girona (Liga Española de Baloncesto) |
2008 | 2 | 58 | Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford | United States | SG | Kentucky |
2009 | 1 | 29 | Douglas, ToneyToney Douglas (traded to New York)[v] | United States | G | Florida State |
2009 | 2 | 42 | Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley (from Charlotte; traded to Miami)[r][w] | United Statest | G | Arkansas |
2009 | 2 | 59 | Elonu, ChinemeluChinemelu Elonu | United States | PF/C | Texas A&M |
2010 | 2 | 43 | Ebanks, DevinDevin Ebanks (from Memphis)[x] | United States | F | West Virginia |
2010 | 2 | 58 | Caracter, DerrickDerrick Caracter | United States | PF/C | UTEP |
2011 | 2 | 41 | Morris, DariusDarius Morris (from Golden State Warriors via New Jersey Nets)[y] | United States | PG | Michigan (So.) |
2011 | 2 | 46 | Goudelock, AndrewAndrew Goudelock (from New York Knicks)[v] | United States | SG | College of Charleston (Sr.) |
2011 | 2 | 56 | Maduabum, ChukwudiebereChukwudiebere Maduabum (traded to Denver Nuggets)[z] | Nigeria | SF | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
2011 | 2 | 58 | Majok, AterAter Majok (from Miami Heat)[w] | Australia | C | Gold Coast Blaze (Australia) |
2012 | 2 | 60 | Sacre, RobertRobert Sacre (from Chicago via Milwaukee and Brooklyn) | Canada | C | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
2013 | 2 | 48 | Kelly, RyanRyan Kelly | United States | PF | Duke (Sr.) |
2014 | 1 | 7 | Randle, JuliusJulius Randle | United States | PF | Kentucky |
2014 | 2 | 46 | Clarkson, JordanJordan Clarkson | United States | SG | Missouri |
2015 | 1 | 2 | Russell, D'AngeloD'Angelo Russell | United States | PG | Ohio |
2015 | 1 | 27 | Nance, Jr., LarryLarry Nance, Jr. | United States | PF | Wyoming |
2015 | 2 | 34 | Brown, AnthonyAnthony Brown | United States | SF | Stanford |
2016 | 1 | 2 | Ingram, BrandonBrandon Ingram | United States | SF | Duke (Fr.) |
2016 | 2 | 32 | Zubac, IvicaIvica Zubac | Croatia | 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.
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- ↑ "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.