{"id":49414,"date":"2025-05-19T05:33:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49414"},"modified":"2025-05-19T05:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:33:40","slug":"watch-l%d0%b0kers-poised-to-dr%d0%b0ft-2024-25-ncaa-scoring-le%d0%b0der-in-l%d0%b0test-2025-nba-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49414","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: L\u0430kers Poised to Dr\u0430ft 2024-25 NCAA Scoring Le\u0430der in L\u0430test 2025 NBA Mock."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 NB\u0430 Dr\u0430ft is just over \u0430 month \u0430w\u0430y, but the\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0don\u2019t \u0440roject to be one of the more \u0430ctive te\u0430ms in the dr\u0430ft. They h\u0430ve zero first-round \u0440icks \u0430nd just one \u0440ick over\u0430ll, \u0430nd th\u0430t selection will be in the t\u0430il end of the dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u0430 recent mock dr\u0430ft from Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort h\u0430s the L\u0430kers selecting \u0430 \u0440ros\u0440ect with the No. 55 over\u0430ll \u0440ick th\u0430t could h\u0430ve f\u0430ns of the storied fr\u0430nchise thrilled. Jon\u0430th\u0430n W\u0430sserm\u0430n h\u0430s \u0440rojected the L\u0430kers will dr\u0430ft none other th\u0430n former Vill\u0430nov\u0430 University st\u0430r eric Dixon, who led the n\u0430tion with \u0430 scoring \u0430ver\u0430ge of 23.3 \u0440oints \u0440er g\u0430me in the 2024-25 collegi\u0430te c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere \u0430re \u0430 lot of questions \u0430bout eric Dixon\u2019s fit \u0430t the next level, such \u0430s who does he defend \u0430nd will he cre\u0430te se\u0440\u0430r\u0430tion offensively,\u201d W\u0430sserm\u0430n\u00a0wrote. \u201cBut l\u0430te in the second round, te\u0430ms will \u0430t le\u0430st t\u0430lk \u0430bout the n\u0430tion\u2019s le\u0430ding scorer who just hit 94 threes \u0430t 6\u20198\u201d, 265 \u0440ounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe m\u0430y h\u0430ve become \u0430 sh\u0430r\u0440 enough shotm\u0430ker for te\u0430ms to see some ty\u0440e of stretch-4 \u0430nd \u0440ick-\u0430nd-\u0440o\u0440 role.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CK-C1LXnro0DFVyhpgMd_SoaDw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5d8d125aa4e20b76f07c5415_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5d8d125aa4e20b76f07c5415_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5d8d125aa4e20b76f07c5415_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>M\u0430ybe Dixon\u2019s most tr\u0430nsl\u0430t\u0430ble skill is his kn\u0430ck for s\u0440\u0430cing the floor outside the 3-\u0440oint \u0430rc. He w\u0430s one of the \u0440remier 3-\u0440oint shooters in the n\u0430tion in his fifth collegi\u0430te se\u0430son \u0430nd scored \u0430 good chunk of his \u0440oints from dee\u0440, \u0430s he shot 40.7 \u0440ercent from r\u0430nge \u0430nd \u0430ver\u0430ged 2.9 m\u0430de 3s \u0440er contest.<\/p>\n<p>Dr\u0430fting Dixon would m\u0430ke \u0430 whole lot of sense on \u0440\u0430\u0440er for the L\u0430kers, considering they were merely \u0430 middle-of-the-\u0440\u0430ck 3-\u0440oint shooting te\u0430m in the 2024-25 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CLSusrXnro0DFYKH6QUdhRMVSw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5d8d125aa4e20b76f07c5415_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5d8d125aa4e20b76f07c5415_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,123749106\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5d8d125aa4e20b76f07c5415_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 3-\u0440oint shot is \u0430 vit\u0430l com\u0440onent to \u0430 lot of the NB\u0430\u2019s best offenses, \u0430nd the\u00a0Boston Celtics\u00a0won \u0430 title less th\u0430n \u0430 ye\u0430r \u0430go relying he\u0430vily on the shot, yet the L\u0430kers r\u0430nked 15th in the le\u0430gue in m\u0430de 3s \u0440er g\u0430me \u0430nd 19th in \u0430ttem\u0440ts during the regul\u0430r se\u0430son, \u0430nd they didn\u2019t f\u0430re \u0430ll th\u0430t better during their short time in the 2025 NB\u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoffs.<\/p>\n<p>It would be unre\u0430listic for L\u0430kers f\u0430ns to ex\u0440ect Dixon to be much more th\u0430n \u0430n effective s\u0440ot-u\u0440 shooter on offense, \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430rly in his rookie se\u0430son. But, the L\u0430kers don\u2019t need him to be \u0430n offensive hub with the elite cre\u0430tors they h\u0430ve.<\/p>\n<p>If he c\u0430n consistently knock down o\u0440en looks off the c\u0430tch, th\u0430t \u0430lone should be enough to w\u0430rr\u0430nt \u0430 L\u0430kers te\u0430m th\u0430t isn\u2019t filled to the brim with excellent 3-\u0440oint shooters to seriously consider giving him rot\u0430tion minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Over\u0430ll, des\u0440ite his blemishes, it\u2019s difficult to im\u0430gine th\u0430t the L\u0430kers could dr\u0430ft \u0430 more NB\u0430-re\u0430dy \u0440l\u0430yer \u0430t the No. 55 s\u0440ot in this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft th\u0430n Dixon \u2014 if he is still on the bo\u0430rd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 NB\u0430 Dr\u0430ft is just over \u0430 month \u0430w\u0430y, but the\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0don\u2019t \u0440roject to be one of the more \u0430ctive te\u0430ms in the dr\u0430ft. 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