Kyle Kuzma to represent Lakers at draft lottery next week

One of the biggest days on the calendar for the Los Angeles Lakers franchise is just around the corner.

Aside from the July 1 start of free agency and the NBA draft itself, there are few days bigger than the NBA Draft Lottery next week in Chicago, Illinois. The lottery is on May 14 and will precede the NBA Draft Combine, which starts on May 16.

And while there are still some questions for the Lakers to sort out, like who will be their coaching staff, they’ve decided who will represent the franchise: forward Kyle Kuzma.

The Lakers are sending @kylekuzma to Chicago to represent the squad for the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, May 14. LAL (37-45 in 2018-19) have the 11th-best odds, giving them a 9.4% chance at a top 4 pick, and a 2.0% long shot at No. 1.

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) May 7, 2019

While the odds for the Lakers holding the 11th best odds aren’t great, there’s never been a better time in NBA history to be a late lottery team. The NBA changed the probabilities for the top picks, distributing some of the probability from the league’s very worst teams to the other teams that were bad but not like the Suns or Knicks.