Bad news for all the LaVar/Lonzo Ball haters out there: the Lakers kept their pick and will be drafting second overall at the NBA Draft. Of course, this news shouldn’t shock anyone because this scenario is basically the NBA’s wet dream — Celtics, Lakers, and then everyone else.
2017 NBA Draft Lottery results: 1. Celtics 2. Lakers 3. Sixers (via Kings) pic.twitter.com/McGJpb9xG7
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 17, 2017
Hell we even told you guys a couple weeks ago that Magic was “confident” the Lakers wouldn’t lose their selection:
Most NBA officials would be sweating bullets if they had 53 percent odds of losing two first round picks, but not Magic. Dude knew from the get-go his squad would be taken care of:
.@MagicJohnson on the 2 pick: “I was very excited and happy. Happy for our organization, happy for our team, happy for our fans.” #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/KzQLXhUMba
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 17, 2017
Now it’s just a matter of time until the NBA’s version of the Kardashians are shoved down our throats:
Live look-in at Magic Johnson: pic.twitter.com/oIxooVqM6X
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) May 17, 2017
Future Laker Lonzo Ball. pic.twitter.com/vKbD6F1shB
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) May 17, 2017
