Overview
- The Lakers moved up one spot with the New York Knicks to select Baylor guard Cameron Carr at No. 24 after reportedly sending only cash considerations to New York.
- Carr averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks last season at Baylor, producing as a high-volume 3-point shooter and interior finisher.
- Combine testing and scrimmages highlighted Carr’s athletic upside, with a 7-foot-1 wingspan, roughly 6-foot-5 listed height, and a roughly 42-inch vertical plus a 30-point scrimmage that included six made 3s.
- Scouts and coverage present Carr as a low-usage, two-way option who can impact the Lakers as a catch-and-shoot perimeter threat and switchable defender while he refines ballhandling and strength.
- With no second-round pick remaining, the pick leaves Los Angeles focused on free agency and imminent roster decisions — notably the futures of Austin Reaves and LeBron James — and on developing Carr into a rotation wing.