With the Lakers winning the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NBA draft, there is already rampant speculation as to which top prospect will join the purple and gold. Many view Duke’s Jahlil Okafor and Kentucky’s Karl Anthony Towns as the top prospects entering the draft. Most experts even claiming both Okafor and Towns are can’t miss future studs in the NBA.
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Last night, Lakers star Kobe Bryant joined in on the celebration, tweeting that the Lakers deserved the second pick after the past season. Today, Kobe offered his own advice to the Lakers on who they should draft, according to SXSW’s Rebecca Feferman.
.@kobebryant, on @Lakers 2nd Draft pick: "Don't mess it up." Criteria for success? "Don't pick a player that sucks." pic.twitter.com/BjvsiHWhJp
— Rebecca Feferman (@RebFef) May 20, 2015
This is classic Kobe at his best.
The Lakers have a lot of options to weigh before June 25. However, with two top prospects in front of them it would be pretty hard for Mitch Kupchak and Co. to mess up.