The Lakers have been trying to arrange a trade up since pick 35 and they were not able to. Well the great thing is that the guy they wanted slipped all the way to 44! Wow! What a perfect draft! And now for the announcement...
With the 44th pick of the JazzFanz Forum Mock draft the Los Angeles Lakers select Anthony Brown, Small Forward, Stanford University...
This is a guy that screams role player and screams great role player(read - Danny Green, Kris Middleton type). He has great measurables at 6'7'', with 6'11.25'' wingspan and 8'8.5'' standing reach with above average lateral quickness, which allows him to be a good defender, who might improve into a great defender with the appropriate coaching an NBA team might provide. But the best part is that he shot 46% from 3 last year in college and 44% this year. He's one of the best shooters in this draft and will complement great the first round pick of the Lakers D'Angelo Russell whose under-appreciated attribute is his ability to distribute the ball and find perimeter shooters and put the ball right into their shooting pocket.
(I wouldn't be surprised if a team picks him late in the first in the real draft)