Lakers Fans React To Jalen Hood-Schifino Getting Picked With No. 17

Jalen Hood-Schifino was selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

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The Los Angeles Lakers ended up keeping their Draft pick and selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, selecting Jalen Hood-Schifino out of Indiana.

Fans are excited to see what comes of this pick, but many are upset due to the team passing on Cam Whitmore, who has fallen from a projected top-five pick to the end of the first round.

Fans couldn’t believe that Whitmore was snubbed.

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Other fans supported the pick and said the reasons Whitmore is falling are legitimate.

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Fans mocked other fans hoping Whitmore was picked.

Kevin O’Connor broke down what the Lakers are getting out of this pick.

Fans are trusting Jesse and Joey Buss as scouts, given their positive hit rate finding players for LA.

JHS has great long-term potential, and Evan Sidery recognized the same, praising the Lakers for finding a player that can contribute now and be a big part of the team in the future.

In one season with the Indiana Hoosiers, Hood-Schifino was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Second Team. He averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game, providing versatile scoring and instant defense to the Lakers.

His fit alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis is fascinating and gives the Lakers guard depth beyond free agents D’Angelo Russell, Dennis Schroder, and Austin Reaves.

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