The Lakers selected LeBron's son Bronny with the No. 55 pick in the second round of the draft, and it can be said that this draft was a success, missing the top pitcher in the first round and selecting the son of James Huang in the second round. However, Pelinka has not slowed down the pace of reinforcements.
According to Shams, the Lakers immediately signed Blake Simson on a two-way contract.
The Lakers then signed French forward Amel Traore on a two-way contract.
The 6'8" (2.03m) tall Traore from France is a player who has been in the professional season for five seasons, he is only 21 years old this year, and there are rumors that he has grown to 6'9".
He averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.8 blocks in 25.5 minutes per game in Ligue 1 last season, shooting 54.1% from the field and 26.2% from three-point range.
The Lakers reporter said that he hadn't watched Traore's games much, but knew that he was a forward who was not good at shooting, and defense was his characteristic, and it was quite profitable to sign a two-way contract.
The other Hinson is from the University of Pittsburgh, who also played at the University of Mississippi in college, and he is also a 6-foot-8" forward, but his characteristics are different from Traore's, he is an excellent pitcher.
Hinson is 24 years old, 6'8", weighs 240 pounds, and averaged 18.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game last season while shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from three-point range.
He hit 110 three-pointers in 33 games at the University of Pittsburgh in the '23-24 season, averaging three three-pointers per game, breaking the franchise all-time record for three-pointers in a single season, and he was a top-tier forward shooter.
The Lakers drafted 1.98-meter pitcher Knecht at No. 17 in the first round, who averaged 21.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season while shooting 45.8% from the field and 39.7% from three-point range.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream