Los Angeles Lakers draft history

[2] To help the Lakers acquire local players, territorial picks were instituted from its inception in 1950 until 1965.

After 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds.

[4] The Lakers also drafted Magic Johnson in 1979 with their second first overall pick, who was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007.

In 1996, GM Jerry West orchestrated a draft day trade in which a High School Kobe Bryant was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.

This same year, Jerry West had acquired a FA Shaquille O’Neal in a blockbuster signing.

Magic Johnson was drafted first overall by the Lakers in 1979.