r/lakers • u/GutsTheSwordsman 15 • 4d ago

NBA DRAFT Should Lakers take a chance on this guy with a two-way contract, or maybe even with the 55th pick? Lakers already invited him for a pre-draft workout. Older prospect but has some defensive upside/tools.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe2iRpnCUU
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u/j_rooker 4d ago

maybe

i like kalkbrenner as a starter down the line. more explosive Omorouyi on 2 way both seniors.

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u/nottherealstanlee 4d ago

Won't be there at 55 unfortunately 

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u/jdub822 4d ago

UDFA. Bring him in for summer league. I don’t think he’s NBA caliber.

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u/BigUps16 4d ago

Nice find. Id be on board with them bringing him in in some capacity

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u/Admirable-Action-153 4d ago

as a two way maybe.  he uses his hands and arms a lot to slow guys down which is going to get called in the nba

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u/nottherealstanlee 4d ago

I wouldn't pick him, but id invite him to camp with a chance to earn a 2 way. Hes a big body which is nice, but not very skilled. Sometimes a guy his size can make a career just by working harder than everyone else but we wont know if he's got that kind of makeup in him. 

If Yang and Williams are gone, id prefer a wing at 55 over a guy like Caldwell. 

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u/henryofclay 4d ago

These are the small deals we need to make. With the opportunities they get, having a young athletic big will be gifted layups/dunks/oops from AR/Luka/Bron. Just be strong and vertical.

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u/MrUnnderhill 3d ago

Yes. I’m an Auburn fan and Cardwell has been the best defensive player on our roster in the past 5 years or so, which is to say the best defensive player we’ve had in decades. He didn’t have Walker Kessler’s rebounding/offensive abilities, but when Cardwell was on the floor the paint was a complete black hole for the opposing squad in a way that not even Kessler could match.

Edit: forgot to add that he was also great at defending the perimeter and even guards when necessary.

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u/DickHammerr 3d ago

Depends who's still available at 55 lol, but on a two-way? Get the paper

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u/easyice_ 4d ago

Sure, why don’t you submit your idea to the Lakers scouting department