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