Lakers draft five University of Kansas players in history

The Los Angeles Lakers have drafted five players from the University of Kansas throughout their history. Notable selections include Clyde Lovellette, who was taken with the No. 10 pick in 1952 and won NBA championships with both the Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Other drafted players are George Unseld, Roger Brown, Rick Suttle, and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, with varying degrees of success in the league. Mykhailiuk played in 39 games for the Lakers as a rookie before being traded to the Detroit Pistons. The Kansas program has produced successful NBA talents such as Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins, highlighting its impact on professional basketball.

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