The
Los Angeles Lakers surprised everyone when they brought Kansas one-and-done wing Josh Jackson back for a
quickly scheduled second private workout following 24-hours of rumors over
whether or not they had promised to take him second overall in the 2017
NBA Draft.
News quickly followed that the Lakers would be bringing UCLA guard Lonzo Ball — who was previously the
odds-on favorite to be selected by the Lakers — back for
a second workout with the team.
It turns out these flurry of workouts aren’t a coincidence, but rather appear to be a larger, last-ditch effort by the Lakers to figure out which player they ultimately want to stake their future on.
Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports that “the Lakers are split over whether to use their No. 2 pick in the NBA draft on Ball or Jackson,” and that the team has “been having a healthy debate on which course to take because they are intrigued by the talents of both players.”
With all of the smoke over the last few days, it’s clear that the Lakers are at a fork in the road (or are just going to
insane lengths to make us think they are).