Does having the #1 or #2 Pick make any difference?

LakerFan1977

It looks like there is a consensus that Ball and Fultz with go 1, 2 but is there any other player that is even considered going 1 if we get that pick, its always nice to be no. 1 and this is no knock on that at all, but as far as pick uniqueness are they mirror images of each other? Two NBA ready scoring point guards with potential superstar qualities...Is there anything else that draft brings that even comes close?
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Watched a ton of ball. I'm not a huge fan. But what do I know. If we land 1-3 I package it +Jc

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First pick gets to pick a player the second pick doesn't.

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Let's see, KAT vs Dlo. Simmons vs Ingram. You decide
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LakerFan1977 · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject:

its win, win, btw I wonder if the Lakers have ever traded a No.2 pick ever?
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Mike@LG · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:08 pm Post subject:

I definitely don't consider Lonzo Ball a scoring PG.
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allNet · Starting Rotation Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 159

I'm looking at Josh Jackson, Taytum and Jonathon Isaac as fantastic fits for the Lakers. 1-3 doesn't matter to me this year, I see them all as blue-chip prospects.

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I'd be happy as long as we keep it to be honest

noahp45 · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:16 pm Post subject:

Markelle Fultz
Or
Josh Jackson

I'm not a believer in the Ball boy. Maybe the young one if he hits the Gym. Don't know if I want to hear his dad on the radio and or TV cryinglike a damn Kardashian

How about their names
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fiendishoc · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:20 pm Post subject:

I think Fultz and Jackson have a pretty good shot at becoming stars. I'm lower on Ball than most but a lot knowledgeable guys who watched him more, like GT, have him at #1 currently. So we're probably going to get a pretty good player regardless.

City_Dawg · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:21 pm Post subject:

No difference. We'll hate them both equally.
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I would prefer the 3rd pick over the 2nd pick. Picking second would put too much pressure to pick Ball since Fultz is going 1st most likely, we can end up with Jackson or Smith at 3 and get a higher ceiling player.

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Don Draper · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:12 pm Post subject:

I think it matters in a draft where you have a clear #1. But there are always exceptions to the rule e.g. the Blake Griffin/Curry draft. In this draft I haven't seen anything that puts Fultz or Ball clearly above the other.

LakerFan1977 · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:05 am Post subject:

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I'm sure if we get fultz or ball we will somehow screw them up too
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