Rounding Up the Latest LA Lakers Rumors Ahead of the 2016 NBA Draft

June 20th, 2016 by David Murphy Leave a reply »

The 2016 NBA draft is just days away, and Los Angeles Lakers rumors are holding at a steady boil.

L.A. has the No. 2 pick in hand with two clear candidates at the top—LSU’s Ben Simmons and Duke’s Brandon Ingram. The Lakers will work out multiple prospects, but it would be folly to believe they’d take anyone else with their prime lottery prize.

Then again, crazy things can happen, and we won't know anything for sure until the night of June 23. L.A. also has the No. 32 pick and a war chest of riches to throw at summer free agents.

And with the Finals now over and the Cleveland Cavaliers claiming the throne, Luke Walton’s Golden State Warriors business is complete. The Lakers' new head coach (and beach volleyball enthusiast) can focus his attention on the gargantuan task before him: guiding a legendary franchise off its recent rocky shoals and back on the path toward greatness.

 

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