The Fifteen Best Value Picks in Lakers Draft History

  1. 1979- Magic Johnson (1) Michigan State University
  2. 1960- Jerry West (2) West Virginia University
  3. 1958- Elgin Baylor (1) Seattle University
  4. 1965- Gail Goodrich (territorial pick) University of California, Los Angeles
  5. 1982- James Worthy (1) University of North Carolina
  6. 1949- Vern Mikkelsen (territorial pick) Hamline University
  7. 1985- A.C. Green (23) Oregon State University
  8. 1952- Clyde Lovellette (9) University of Kansas
  9. 1996- Derek Fisher (24) University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  10. 1978- Michael Cooper (60) University of New Mexico
  11. 1970- Jim McMillian (13) Columbia University
  12. 1959- Rudy LaRusso (10) Dartmouth College
  13. 1989- Vlade Divac (26)
  14. 1966- Archie Clark (37) University of Minnesota
  15. 1994- Eddie Jones (10) Temple University
  16. Kobe Bryant was drafted with the 13th pick by the Charlotte Hornets, 1996
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