2018 NBA Draft Lottery Results: Lakers Pick Goes To 76ers At No. 10 Overall

Corey Hansford
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For the first time in five years, the Los Angeles Lakers don’t really factor in to the NBA Draft Lottery. Of course this isn’t because the Lakers were back in the playoffs, but rather this season L.A. lost their final draft pick owed from the ill-fated Steve Nash trade.

The pick would go to with either the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers, depending on where the Lakers landed in the lottery. If it were to come up at Nos. 2 or 3, the pick would go to Boston. Any other possible scenario would see it go to Philadelphia.

Going into the lottery the Lakers’ pick had a four percent chance of landing in the top-3 and a 1.1 percent chance of being No. 1 overall. The selections were officially revealed Tuesday and the Lakers’ pick wound up going to 76ers at No. 10 overall.

It is obviously unfortunate that a trade from 2012 is still haunting the Lakers in 2018. Having a top-10 pick this summer would have been great to keep building off of what they did this season, but at the very least, it’s finally all in past.

The Lakers aren’t going into this draft empty-handed as they do own both the 25th and 47th overall picks. They have already begun working out potential prospects and considering how well the Lakers have drafted in those areas recently, hopes are high that the franchise will find another gem.

The Phoenix Suns secured the No. 1 overall pick for the first time in franchise history.

NBA Draft Lottery results included below.

1. Phoenix Suns
2. Sacramento Kings
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Orlando Magic
7. Chicago Bulls
8. Cleveland Cavaliers
9. New York Knicks
10. Philadelphia 76ers (via Los Angeles Lakers)
11. Charlotte Hornets
12. Los Angeles Clippers (via Detroit Pistons)
13. Los Angeles Clippers
14. Denver Nuggets

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Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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