# Lakers Draft Preview: Who Should LA Draft At No. 25? (w/ Mike Garcia)

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Podcast: [Buha's Block with Jovan Buha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519)
Published: 2026-06-18T21:00:00+00:00
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Jovan Buha welcomes Mike Garcia (@CanyonDriver) to break down the 2026 NBA Draft through the lens of the Los Angeles Lakers. Follow Mike here: https://x.com/CanyonDriver Subscribe to his Substack here: https://t.co/NbRIkcDmLv If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Buha's Block merch is LIVE!!!: https://jovanbuha-shop.fourthwall.com/ YouTube memberships are live! Join here: ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join⁠ Join our new Buha's Block Discord: ⁠ https://discord.gg/ukSZpjZxcA Follow Jovan on Instagram: ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on X: ⁠⁠ https://x.com/jovanbuha⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:09 What can the Lakers learn from their recent draft misses? 6:32 How will Tony Bennett influence LA's draft approach? 10:45 What's the biggest takeaway with this draft class? 12:32 Can LA find a rotation-level guy at No. 25? 14:00 Who should the Lakers target at No. 25? 14:09 Joshua Jefferson 19:59 Zuby Ejiofor 24:14 Henri Veesaar 33:48 Tarris Reed Jr. 36:59 Ranking Mike's four options for No. 25 40:02 Jayden Quaintance 45:16 Chris Cenac Jr. 52:57 Final ranking of Mike's favorite (potential) options 55:18 Should LA consider trading back? 58:19 Is there a player(s) worth trading up for? 1:01:13 Evaluating this pick vs. the 2031 and 2033 firsts as trade assets 1:04:37 Mike's favorite second-round prospects (picks No. 31-45) 1:10:30 Outro

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