
With the 2023 NBA Draft now in the rearview mirror, the Los Angeles Lakers are hoping they have come away with a diamond in the rough.
They took Indiana University Jalen Hood-Schifino with the No. 17 pick, and he is someone executive Rob Pelinka described as a “lottery-level talent.” They then selected forward Maxwell Lewis at No. 40, and he was a player who fell into their laps after being expected to perhaps go in the first round.