LOS ANGELES_The Los Angeles Lakers moved into the second round to select Iowa State guard Talen Horton-Tucker in the NBA draft.
Horton-Tucker averaged 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in his one season in college.
The Chicago native has a 7-foot-1 wingspan that impressed the Lakers, as did his ability to create his own shot off the dribble.
He joins a team that lacks guards because of a trade that acquired Pelicans' big man Anthony Davis. Having traded Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart to New Orleans, the Lakers had only one guard remaining on their roster who has a guaranteed contract for next season _ Isaac Bonga, drafted in the second round last year.
The Lakers entered the night without any draft picks, but a desire to trade into the second round. They'd sent their first-round pick _ the fourth overall pick in the draft _ to New Orleans, who then traded it to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks selected Tennessee's De'Andre Hunter from Virginia, and as league rules stipulate, Hunter donned a Lakers cap as he walked across the stage in Brooklyn.
Late Thursday night, the Lakers traded for Orlando's second-round pick _ the 46th overall pick in the draft. The Lakers sent a future pick and cash considerations to the Magic in exchange for the pick.
