Following the conclusion of the 2025 NBA Draft, Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers added a promising forward after signing Arthur Kaluma from the Texas Longhorns.

NBA Draft is officially in the books, and there were plenty of surprises along the way. NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades, however. Multiple All-Stars were dealt prior to Wednesday's first round,

But over the past several years, the Los Angeles Lakers have found some diamonds in the rough in the second round. Players such as Ivica Zubac and Max Christie have panned out and