Lakers pick up Ohio State's Russell at No. 2
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers shook up the 2015 NBA Draft on Thursday by selecting Ohio State point guard D’Angelo Russell second overall instead of taking a potential franchise center in Duke’s Jahlil Okafor.
While many analysts project Russell to have a higher upside, Okafor seemed to fit the mold for the Lakers, who have a rich lineage of star big men throughout their franchise’s history.
A gathering of Lakers fans at their facility gasped when the pick was announced, a clear sign that they — along with many others — expected the Lakers to take Okafor.
Russell is only the sixth Ohio State freshman to be selected in the Common Draft era (since 1966).
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