NCAA Tournament 2016: 5 South Region Players for Lakers to Watch

2. Wayne Selden – Kansas

Again looking at the second round for the Lakers and at their backcourt where there is serious need, the franchise is almost surely going to look to address their thinness on the wings this offseason in virtually every way possible. One such way that they should explore going about that would be to look to use their second round selection on a player from the top-seed in the South Region, Kansas junior guard Wayne Selden.

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Coming into the Jayhawks program, most people agreed that Selden was going to be a sure-fire lottery pick. However, he never fully panned out over his first two seasons and is still in the Lawrence for now. In all honesty, his production wasn’t all that wowing once again for Kansas this season as Selden averaged a mere 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 rebounds per game, though he did shoot 46.8 percent from the floor and 39.9 percent from long range.

However, Selden has all of the physical tools and measurables to make NBA scouts salivate at the prospects of him playing at the next level. Moreover, Kansas prospects have been notoriously held back a bit under Bill Self for the betterment of the team—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing for a pro prospect. If the Lakers like what they see in the NCAA Tournament, using their second-rounder on Selden wouldn’t be a bad idea at all.

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