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No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers: SF/SG Josh Jackson
School: Kansas
Position: Small Forward/Shooting Guard
Size: 6'8"/207 pounds
Class: Freshman
2016-17 Stats: 16.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, .513 FG%, .378 3P%
Outlook: The Lakers are hoping they can slide inside the top two to grab either Ball or Fultz. However, they are really hoping to not fall outside the top three picks. If they do, the Lakers will send their pick to the Sixers. Assuming the Lakers are able to keep their pick, Jackson is a nice consolation prize for a Lakers team in desperate need of more talent. With two months to go until the NBA Draft, Jackson is the leader in the clubhouse to be the next player selected after Ball and Fultz. What's to like about Jackson? He can do it all and may be the most well-rounded player in the draft. Jackson has no problem getting buckets and brings intensity on defense as well. ESPN's Chad Ford writes why Jackson fits for the Lakers. "Jackson is the best two-way player in the draft and would bring an intensity, toughness and winning mentality that the Lakers desperately need," Ford wrote about Jackson.(Getty)
