Lakers Draft Preview: Who Should LA Draft At No. 25? (w/ Mike Garcia)

Jovan Buha welcomes Mike Garcia (@CanyonDriver) to break down the 2026 NBA Draft through the lens of the Los Angeles Lakers.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:09 What can the Lakers learn from their recent draft misses?
6:32 How will Tony Bennett influence LA's draft approach?
10:45 What's the biggest takeaway with this draft class?
12:32 Can LA find a rotation-level guy at No. 25?
14:00 Who should the Lakers target at No. 25?
14:09 Joshua Jefferson
19:59 Zuby Ejiofor
24:14 Henri Veesaar
33:48 Tarris Reed Jr.
36:59 Ranking Mike's four options for No. 25
40:02 Jayden Quaintance
45:16 Chris Cenac Jr.
52:57 Final ranking of Mike's favorite (potential) options
55:18 Should LA consider trading back?
58:19 Is there a player(s) worth trading up for?
1:01:13 Evaluating this pick vs. the 2031 and 2033 firsts as trade assets
1:04:37 Mike's favorite second-round prospects (picks No. 31-45)
1:10:30 Outro