No. 19

The exact order hasn’t been finalized, but the Lakers should have the 19th overall pick in this year’s draft. Here’s a list of some of the players who’ve been drafted in that slot the last couple of years:

2006: Quincy Douby, Sacramento
2005: Hakim Warrick, Memphis
2004: Dorrell Wright, Miami
2003: Alexander Pavlovic, Utah
2002: Ryan Humphrey, Utah

Warrik and Wright have turned out well. The rest, well….

OK, now here’s a look at some of the players projected to be available in the 15-25 range of this year’s draft, according to draftexpress.net

15. Al Thornton, Florida State 16. Jeff Green, Georgetown 17. Jason Smith, Colorado State 18. Rudy Fernandez, Spain 19. Nick Young, USC 20. Josh McRoberts, Duke 21. Brandon Rush, Kansas 22. Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington 23. Marco Belinelli, Italy 24. Marcus Williams, Arizona 25. Thaddeus Young, Georgia Tech