List of Los Angeles Lakers first and second round draft picks

The Los Angeles Lakers joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1948–49 BAA season as the Minneapolis Lakers, but moved to Los Angeles for the 1959–60 NBA season, where they have been located ever since. They play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] The Minneapolis Lakers took its official name from Minnesota's nickname, Land of 10,000 Lakes.[2] The NBA started as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).

Magic Johnson was drafted first overall by the Lakers in 1979.

To help the Miami Heat acquire local players, territorial picks were instituted from its inception in 1950 until 1965. Territorial picks were used as a type of special draft choice used in the NBA Draft. Prior to the league's draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and select a player from within 50 miles (80 km). Territorial picks were then eliminated when the draft was revamped in 1966.[3] Before the 1989 NBA draft, the draft had more than two rounds. After 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds.[3] Teams can also trade their picks, so some years a team could have more than or less than two picks.

The Lakers selected Chuck Hanger with their first pick, ninth overall in the 1948 BAA draft. The Lakers got their first overall draft pick in 1958 by choosing Elgin Baylor, who went on to be selected as the only NBA Rookie of the Year to be on the Lakers.[4] The Lakers also drafted Magic Johnson in 1979 with their second first overall pick, who was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007.[5] The Lakers had no first-round draft picks in 1967, 1976, 1978, 1980, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Lakers had no first or second-round draft picks from 1983, 1987, and 2001. Throughout the years, the Lakers had traded away some of their picks as well as traded for other teams' picks. As a result of the various trades, the Los Angeles Lakers had five first and second-round picks in 1979.

Key
AbbreviationMeaningAbbreviationMeaning
TTerritorial pickGGuard
PGPoint guardSGShooting guard
FForwardSFSmall forward
PFPower forwardCCenter
* Hall of Famer(#)Retired Lakers' Number
§ NBA All-star

Selections
Draft Round Pick Player Nationality Position College/High School/Club
1948-11948 1 9 Chuck Hanger  United States F California
1949-T1949 0T — Vern Mikkelsen*  United States F/C Hamline
1950-11950 1 10 Kevin O'Shea  United States G Notre Dame
1951-T1951 0T — Whitey Skoog  United States G Minnesota
1951-21951 2 19 Lew Hitch  United States F/C Kansas State
1952-11952 1 9 Clyde Lovellette*  United States C/F Kansas
1953-11953 1 7 Jim Fritsche  United States F/C[6] Hamline
1954-11954 1 9 Ed Kalafat  United States C/F Minnesota
1954-21954 2 18 Al Bianchi  United States G Bowling Green State
1955-T1955 0T — Dick Garmaker  United States G/F Minnesota
1955-21955 2 12 Chuck Mencel  United States F/G Minnesota
1956-11956 1 3 Jim Paxson  United States F/G Dayton
1957-11957 1 3 Jim Krebs  United States C/F Southern Methodist
1957-21957 2 11 Harv Schmidt  United States F [7] Illinois
1958-11958 1 1 Elgin Baylor*§ (22)  United States F Seattle
1959-11959 1 3 Tom Hawkins  United States F Notre Dame
1959-21959 2 8 Steve Hamilton  United States F/C Morehead State
1959-21959 2 10 Rudy LaRusso§  United States F/C Dartmouth
1960-11960 1 2 Jerry West* (44)  United States G West Virginia
1961-11961 1 5 Wayne Yates  United States C[8] Memphis State
1961-21961 2 13 Fred Sawyer  United States C[9] Louisville
1962-11962 1 6 LeRoy Ellis  United States C St. John's
1962-21962 2 15 Gene Wiley  United States C[10] Wichita
1963-11963 1 7 Roger Strickland  United States F[11] Jacksonville
1963-21963 2 13 Jim King (from Cincinnati)[a]  United States G Tulsa
1963-21963 2 16 Mel Gibson  United States G Western Carolina
1964-T1964 0T — Mahdi Abdul-Rahman  United States G UCLA
1964-21964 2 12 Cotton Nash  United States F Kentucky
1965-T1965 0T — Gail Goodrich* §(25)  United States G UCLA
1965-21965 2 16 John Fairchild  United States F[12] Brigham Young
1966-11966 1 7 Jerry Chambers  United States F Utah
1966-11966 2 17 Hank Finkel  United States C Dayton
1967-11967 2 16 Randolph Mahaffey  United States F Clemson
1968-11968 1 11 Bill Hewitt  United States F USC
1969-11969 1 12 Willie McCarter  United States G Drake
1969-21969 1 15 Rick Roberson  United States C/PF Cincinnati
1969-31969 2 27 Dick Garrett  United States G Southern Illinois
1970-11970 1 13 Jim McMillian  United States F Columbia
1970-11970 2 30 Earnie Killum  United States G[13] Stetson
1971-11971 1 13 Jim Cleamons  United States G Ohio State
1972-11972 1 13 Travis Grant  United States F Kentucky State
1972-21972 2 16 Jim Price (from Cleveland)[b]  United States G Louisville
1972-31972 2 22 Paul Stovall (from Baltimore)[c]  United States F Arizona State
1973-11973 1 5 Kermit Washington§ (from Cleveland)[d]  United States C/PF American
1973-21973 2 23 Billy Schaeffer  United States F[14] St. John's
1973-21973 2 31 Jim Chones (from Baltimore)[e]  United States C/PF Marquette
1973-21973 2 34 Pete Perry  United States C [15] Pan American
1974-11974 1 12 Brian Winters§  United States SG/SF South Carolina
1974-21974 2 21 Billy Knight§  United States G/F Pittsburgh
1975-11975 1 2 David Meyers  United States PF/C UCLA
1975-11975 1 8 Junior Bridgeman  United States SF/SG Louisville
1976-21976 2 21 Earl Tatum (from Phoenix)[f]  United States G/F Marquette
1977-11977 1 6 Kenny Carr  United States F North Carolina State
1977-11977 1 15 Brad Davis (from San Antonio)[g]  United States G Maryland
1977-11977 1 22 Norm Nixon§  United States PG Duquesne
1978-21978 2 26 Ron Carter  United States G VMI
1978-21978 2 38 Lew Massey (from Kansas City)[h]  United States SG[16] UNC Charlotte
1979-11979 1 1 Earvin Johnson* §(32)  United States PG Michigan State
1979-11979 1 14 Brad Holland  United States G UCLA
1979-21979 2 25 Oliver Mack  United States SG East Carolina
1979-21979 2 39 Victor King (from Denver)[i]  United States PF[17] Louisiana Tech
1979-21979 2 41 Mark Young (from Buffalo)[j]  United States PF[18] Fairfield
1980-21980 2 31 Wayne Robinson (from Cleveland)[k]  United States F Virginia Tech
1980-21980 2 37 Butch Carter (from Denver)[i]  United States G Indiana
1981-11981 1 19 Mike McGee  United States SG/SF Michigan
1981-21981 2 39 Harvey Knuckles (from Cleveland)[k]  United States SF[19] Toledo
1981-21981 2 42 Elvis Rolle  United States C/PF[20] Florida State
1982-11982 1 1 James Worthy*§ (42) (from Cleveland)[l]  United States SF North Carolina
1984-11984 1 23 Earl Jones  United States C District of Columbia
1985-11985 1 23 A. C. Green§  United States PF/C Oregon State
1986-11986 1 23 Ken Barlow  United States F Notre Dame
1988 1 25 David Rivers  United States PG Notre Dame
1989 1 26 Vlade Divac§  Yugoslavia (now  Serbia) C KK Partizan (Yugoslavia)
1990 1 27 Elden Campbell  United States PF/C Clemson
1990 2 51 Tony Smith (from San Antonio)[m]  United States G Marquette
1991 2 52 Anthony Jones  United States SG Oral Roberts
1992 1 15 Anthony Peeler  United States SG Missouri
1992 2 36 Duane Cooper  United States G USC
1993 1 12 George Lynch  United States PF North Carolina
1993 2 37 Nick Van Exel§  United States PG Cincinnati
1994 1 10 Eddie Jones§  United States SG Temple
1995 2 37 Frankie King  United States PG Western Carolina
1996 1 24 Derek Fisher  United States PG Arkansas–Little Rock
1997 2 51 DeJuan Wheat  United States PG Louisville
1997 2 54 Paul Rogers (from New York)[n]  Australia C Gonzaga
1998 1 26 Sam Jacobson  United States SG/SF Minnesota
1998 2 31 Ruben Patterson (from Vancouver)[o]  United States SF Cincinnati
1998 2 45 Toby Bailey (traded to Phoenix)[p]  United States SG UCLA
1999 1 23 Devean George  United States SF Augsburg
1999 2 30 John Celestand (from Vancouver)[o]  United States SG Villanova
2000 1 29 Mark Madsen  United States PF/C Stanford
2002 1 27 Chris Jefferies (traded to Toronto)[q]  United States SF Fresno State
2003 1 24 Brian Cook  United States PF Illinois
2003 2 32 Luke Walton  United States SF Arizona
2004 1 27 Sasha Vujačić  Slovenia G Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy)
2004 2 56 Marcus Douthit  United States PF/C Providence
2005 1 10 Andrew Bynum§  United States C St. Joseph HS (New Jersey)
2005 2 37 Ronny Turiaf (from New York via Atlanta and Charlotte)[r]  France PF/C Gonzaga
2005 2 39 Von Wafer  United States G Florida State
2006 1 26 Jordan Farmar (from Miami)[s]  United States PG UCLA
2006 2 51 Cheikh Samb (traded to Detroit)[t]  Senegal C WTC Cornellà (Spain, 2nd division)
2007 1 19 Javaris Crittenton  United States PG Georgia Tech
2007 2 40 Sun Yue (from Charlotte)[u]  China PG Beijing Olympians (ABA)
2007 2 48 Marc Gasol§  Spain C Akasvayu Girona (Liga Española de Baloncesto)
2008 2 58 Joe Crawford  United States SG Kentucky
2009 1 29 Toney Douglas (traded to New York)[v]  United States G Florida State
2009 2 42 Patrick Beverley (from Charlotte; traded to Miami)[r][w]  United States G Arkansas
2009 2 59 Chinemelu Elonu  United States PF/C Texas A&M
2010 2 43 Devin Ebanks (from Memphis)[x]  United States F West Virginia
2010 2 58 Derrick Caracter  United States PF/C UTEP
2011 2 41 Darius Morris (from Golden State Warriors via New Jersey Nets)[y]  United States PG Michigan (So.)
2011 2 46 Andrew Goudelock (from New York Knicks)[v]  United States SG College of Charleston (Sr.)
2011 2 56 Chukwudiebere Maduabum (traded to Denver Nuggets)[z]  Nigeria SF Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
2011 2 58 Ater Majok (from Miami Heat)[w]  Australia C Gold Coast Blaze (Australia)
2012 2 60 Robert Sacre (from Chicago via Milwaukee and Brooklyn)  Canada C Gonzaga (Sr.)
2013 2 48 Ryan Kelly  United States PF Duke (Sr.)
2014 1 7 Julius Randle  United States PF Kentucky
2015 1 2 D'Angelo Russell§  United States PG Ohio State
2015 1 27 Larry Nance Jr.  United States PF Wyoming
2015 2 34 Anthony Brown  United States SF Stanford
2016 1 2 Brandon Ingram§  United States SF Duke (Fr.)
2016 2 32 Ivica Zubac  Croatia C Mega Leks (Serbia)
2017 1 2 Lonzo Ball  United States PG UCLA
2017 1 28 Tony Bradley (traded to Utah)  United States C Utah
2018 1 25 Moritz Wagner (from Cleveland via Portland and Cleveland)  Germany PF Michigan
2018 2 39 Isaac Bonga (from New York via Philadelphia)  Germany PG Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany)
2018 2 47 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (from Denver via Utah and Chicago)  Ukraine SG Kansas
2019 1 4 De'Andre Hunter (traded to Atlanta)  United States SF Virginia (So.)
2019 2 46 Talen Horton-Tucker (from Orlando via Brooklyn, Charlotte and Memphis)  United States SF Iowa State (Fr.)
2020 1 28 Jaden McDaniels (traded to Minnesota via Oklahoma City)  United States SF Washington (Fr.)

Footnotes

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