NBA Draft 2018: 5 targets for the Los Angeles Lakers

COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 04: Ohio State Buckeyes forward Keita Bates-Diop (33) hangs on the rim after dunking the ball in a game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on February 04, 2018 at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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UNIVERSITY PARK, TX – DECEMBER 27: Southern Methodist Mustangs guard Shake Milton (1) dribbles during the men’s basketball game betwen SMU and UCF on December 27, 2017, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX. (Photo by George Walker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. Shake Milton (MSU)

Only the Phoenix Suns shot worse from deep than the Lakers did this past season, and if bolstering their defense for next season is priority 1A, than shooting is 1B.

Enter Shake Milton, a tweener combo guard who can absolutely shoot it from deep. All three years at SMU, Milton averaged at least 42 percent from three, 43.4 percent during his junior campaign on nearly six attempts.

He’ll have to improve nearly everywhere else, though. He has the size and athleticism to become a disruptive defender at 6-foot-5 with a wingspan just under 7-feet, but he is prone to reaching and getting lost on assignments off the ball, both correctable with the right coaching staff and scheme.

Lakers head coach Luke Walton loves to have multiple ball handlers and playmakers on the floor a la Golden State, where he was before heading south to Los Angeles, and Milton is going to have to improve in those areas, too.

However, at No. 25, finding a guy who can stroke it with the potential to grow pretty much everywhere else, Milton could be a steal for these Lakers, especially if Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, one of three Lakers shooting better from 37.5 from deep, leaves in free agency.

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