The Lakers may be able to find a quality player if they remain at pick No. 48, but there isn't thought to be immense amounts of first-round talent in this year's draft class.
With that being the case, there remains a chance that the Lakers could sneak into Round 1 and obtain a difference-maker who could immediately help fill a need..
Throughout the following slideshow, several players will be examined based on projected draft positions and where the Lakers would need to find themselves in order to select a given prospect.
Note: All statistics courtesy of DraftExpress unless noted otherwise.