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[SPEAKER_00]: All right, welcome everybody to the Lakers Legacy podcast where you're a Los Angeles Lakers landed the plane of the first round of the 2026 NBA draft by drafting a car.
[SPEAKER_00]: The Lakers made a trade.
[SPEAKER_00]: They traded up in the draft by one spot with the World Champion New York Knicks and what a spot it was because the Lakers went from 25 to number 24.
[SPEAKER_00]: Rob Polinka could not help himself.
[SPEAKER_00]: God bless the number 24th pick.
[SPEAKER_00]: God bless Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: What a pick.
[SPEAKER_00]: What a night.
[SPEAKER_00]: For much of the draft, it was actually pretty quiet when it came to trades.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think an actual player got traded, which is pretty rare for a draft.
[SPEAKER_00]: I know lots of Lakers fans were looking for the Lakers to trade for an actual,
[SPEAKER_00]: NBA rotation player, whether it was or we're going to get Daniel Gafford, which was one of my predictions or Miles Turner, that didn't end up happening, but the Lakers did end up trading for a pick and it was a very smart decision.
[SPEAKER_00]: They traded cash, apparently Rob Polinka has a relationship with some people around here.
[SPEAKER_00]: He has a relationship with Leon Rose apparently.
[SPEAKER_00]: He was not on my radar because he was consistently mocked in the top 15.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think the last mock that I saw, he was literally number 15 right before right at the end of the lottery.
[SPEAKER_00]: And so for him to fall all the way to 25.
[SPEAKER_00]: And okay, we're gonna get into like his measurements, we're gonna look at some tape as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: I pulled up some quick highlight real sort of stuff because the best way to describe Cameron Carr is he's a highlight real sort of player.
[SPEAKER_00]: High flyer, explosive.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is my archetype of player.
[SPEAKER_00]: When it comes to someone who just pops off the, pops off the page, flies up and down
[SPEAKER_00]: What a great pick.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't want to get to a head of myself, even if this pick ends up bombing, we're going to get some highlight real dumps out of it, okay?
[SPEAKER_00]: Even if he only pans for, even if he doesn't pan out, we are going to get some highlight real dumps.
[SPEAKER_00]: We are leaving here with something with Cameron Carr, even if he does turn into the next JHS, but I doubt that's going to happen.
[SPEAKER_00]: Honestly, great stroke of luck for the Lakers that this guy fell to them.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, we were looking at guys like Chris Senac, co-op heat, Zubi edgy of four, got drafted right before.
[SPEAKER_00]: Jayden Quaintins got drafted, even LeBaron Fylon, who I was kind of interested in.
[SPEAKER_00]: I was like, okay, let's get like the next Lú Williams, swaggy sort of six man microwave score off the bench.
[SPEAKER_00]: But for Cameron Carr, who at that point was like the most explosive, most athletic combo guard left on the table,
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it was smart for the Lakers to be like, let's not even wait for number 25.
[SPEAKER_00]: Hey, New York, Nix.
[SPEAKER_00]: Can we give you cash to move up one spot?
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, I love the aggressiveness in the Lakers just securing their guy.
[SPEAKER_00]: And yeah, very excited about this, pig, just because, and I'm sorry to people have been following my channel.
[SPEAKER_00]: You had no idea who Cameron Car was, because I didn't cover him.
[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't do any film breakdowns on him.
[SPEAKER_00]: Very simple reason to that.
[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't know that he was going to drop this far.
[SPEAKER_00]: And so I didn't do my due diligence in that respect, but now that we have him, who cares?
[SPEAKER_00]: What a pick.
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, let's get into Cameron car before I lose my mind a little bit.
[SPEAKER_00]: So, okay, I'm looking at the comments right now.
[SPEAKER_00]: First of all, thank you guys for joining the live.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm Jonathan Hernandez of the Lakers Legacy podcast.
[SPEAKER_00]: If I could please ask you guys to like this video, comment down below, mash the hype button, drum up the engagement.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, a lot of Lakers fans are crashing out that we didn't get a big, but you know what, that's okay.
[SPEAKER_00]: I presume that we will be trading for Luka Doncich's next starting big man anyways.
[SPEAKER_00]: And if we, if we had drafted a big, that guy was going to be a project because you're not going to be starting a 21 year old sensor in the playoffs next season.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm okay with having the project be a six foot five.
[SPEAKER_00]: Dude who can fly out of the gym and has defensive potential just because of how explosive he is.
[SPEAKER_00]: So now without said, let's get into some of his measurements because they are pretty unique.
[SPEAKER_00]: Cameron Carr, 21 years old, he'll be 22 in November, six foot four point five in height without shoes.
[SPEAKER_00]: So essentially he's a six foot six athlete.
[SPEAKER_00]: So the thing I want to point out is the Lakers drafted or the Lakers traded up to get the number 24 pick, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: So there's already that Kobe Bryant Mamba mentality numerology there.
[SPEAKER_00]: But the fact that they took the 24th pick and then drafted the Kobe-Cobious prospect left on the board in Cameron Carr with regards to fluid athleticism, stylistic and dynamic play, his ability to knock down tough three point shots and still be an athlete who can also jump out of the gym on both ends of the court because he can block some shots, folks, and so
[SPEAKER_00]: It's, it is a match made in heaven in my opinion.
[SPEAKER_00]: I know you guys want to center.
[SPEAKER_00]: I know some of you want like a, I don't know, a more defensive minded wing, but I'll tell you why I think Cameron car may be the best and most well balanced well rounded player of the Lakers can really develop him correctly.
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, I cut myself off six foot six, the reason I think the reason why I cut myself off was like when I'm reading out his measurements, I'm like, I'm not comparing him to Kobe, okay, but like,
[SPEAKER_00]: six foot six guard who's a high flyer now he's only 184 pounds I think even when Kobe came into the league well actually Kobe was pretty scrawny too I don't know what his exact weight measurement was when he came again I'm not trying to make the Kobe comparison but I kind of am but here's the thing with Cameron Carr
[SPEAKER_00]: 7 foot, 0.75 wing span, nearly a 7 foot, 1 wing span, and an 8 foot, 8 standing reach.
[SPEAKER_00]: Dude, what is that?
[SPEAKER_00]: What are those measurements for a combo guard?
[SPEAKER_00]: I haven't seen those type of measurements since.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know, like, THT, if you remember when Taylor Houghton Tucker came out of the draft, all anybody could talk about was this dude has alien arms for some reason.
[SPEAKER_00]: Like, why is this dude six foot four, but has like a seven foot two wing span?
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, here's Cameron Carr with a much more like cut body and then better built body than THT, who can fly out of the gym, but he has, and I think he's taller than THT, too, obviously.
[SPEAKER_00]: 6 foot 6 with shoes on and a near 7 foot 1 wing span and an 8 foot 8 standing reach my god like who is this dude?
[SPEAKER_00]: The fact that he is not groundbound and he can glide up and down the court and just fly out of the gym is even more amazing.
[SPEAKER_00]: So those measurables already make my eyes go
[SPEAKER_00]: Ouga kind of okay so Cameron car that's what I want to point out like those measurements are sick six foot six with shoes on with a near seven foot one wingspan and eight foot eight standing reach just bulk up my friend if we can get you to Kobe's weight at 210 pounds by the end of his career then you know we're working with something okay so his last year with Baylor
[SPEAKER_00]: The other thing I should say, and why I'm so excited about this pick is two drafts ago, 2023 draft.
[SPEAKER_00]: When we unfortunately selected Jalen Hochofino, if you were following my Twitter account at Lakers Legacy Pod, you would know that my favorite prospect in that
[SPEAKER_00]: get the bailer kid, who's a three-level score, show some athleticism.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now, County George isn't Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's even shorter than Cameron Carr, and he's more of like a point guard, E sort of player.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I just bring this up because I feel like this is my redemption for the 2023 draft.
[SPEAKER_00]: Where we finally get the explosive, fun, fluid, bailer guard, or guard out of bailer in Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: So last season Cameron called really popped off with Baylor.
[SPEAKER_00]: He averaged 18.9 points, five point eight rebounds, which is Chef's kiss for a combo guard.
[SPEAKER_00]: Two point six assists.
[SPEAKER_00]: So he does have some playmaking chops in there, although that's not obviously his strength.
[SPEAKER_00]: but get this 1.3 blocks 0.9 steals the physical tools.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, those are great stocks numbers for a combo guard and clearly he knows how to leverage both his athleticism and his physical tools to muck up passing lanes, get out into transition, be a great low man, help weekside defender.
[SPEAKER_00]: his shooting percentages are also really impressive, 49.4% from the field, 37.4% from three, knocking down 2.23's a game, 80% from the stripe.
[SPEAKER_00]: These are the types of efficiency numbers you want to see from a combo guard.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's got good size.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know.
[SPEAKER_00]: I really like this pick, and again, even if he doesn't pan out, we are going to get some highlight real sports center top 10
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I'm excited.
[SPEAKER_00]: Great pick by the Lakers.
[SPEAKER_00]: I do have some film to show you guys.
[SPEAKER_00]: I do have to make this kind of quick.
[SPEAKER_00]: You guys have any questions, shoot them over, and I'll look at them.
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, this is overall, a great night for the Lakers is only round one.
[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, we have round two tomorrow.
[SPEAKER_00]: We'll see if the Lakers can buy their way back into the draft.
[SPEAKER_00]: I was busy sort of prepping for this show.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm actually not sure what happened at the end of that draft.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you guys want to fill me in,
[SPEAKER_00]: is Isaiah Evans still on the board.
[SPEAKER_00]: If he is, I actually know, they'll make us shouldn't draft any more guards.
[SPEAKER_00]: But there are still some big men in the second round and undrafted free agency that we should be monitoring tomorrow as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: But anyways, tonight is all about Cameron Carr, my mind is sort of mush, so bear with me.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm very excited about this pic because kind of like a doofero last season.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look, the Lakers just vastly improved their explosiveness and athleticism with this one pick alone.
[SPEAKER_00]: Could he be like a more well-rounded version of Derek Jones Jr. Because he has that Derek Jones Jr. Aerial lab thread ability, verticality.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I do think if you just look at the stock's numbers alone, if we can refine this kid, continue to work on his positional defense, his ability to one get stronger, physically stronger,
[SPEAKER_00]: And Derek Jones Jr was a stick, you know, and I think he still is a stick kind of, but if he can, you know, sort of level up his physicality, it's, it's hard to beat those measurables and the quick twitch instincts he has because of what an athlete he is so could this be.
[SPEAKER_00]: Lukeodontic is next, Derek Jones Jr. with higher upside, offensively because this dude is a good 3. shooter, 37.4% from 3 knocking down 2.23 is a game, the free throw shooting backs, those numbers up, good rebounder for his size, nearly 6 rebounds a game, I, yeah, great pick, fun pick, um,
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if I have anything else to say about this guy outside of, hey, fun pick.
[SPEAKER_00]: The Lakers were aggressive and got their man and this dude was projected as a lottery pick in this year's draft.
[SPEAKER_00]: And the Lakers, I know we're getting PTSD from the Dalton Connect thing because, yeah, Dalton Connect as well was supposed to be drafted in the top 10, fell all the way to 17.
[SPEAKER_00]: There's a reason for that.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then for this draft, it's like, oh, here we go again, this dude fell all the way to 25, which is an even number 17.
[SPEAKER_00]: This might be Fool's Gold.
[SPEAKER_00]: I will say, though, this draft was extremely deep.
[SPEAKER_00]: And the reason why guys like good guards like
[SPEAKER_00]: teams, especially the teams with two first round picks, we're just drafting for, you know, more positional versatility size, team need.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's not because I don't think Cameron card dropped because he's a bad prospect.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's a slightly older prospect, like he's going to be 22 in November.
[SPEAKER_00]: So maybe that's a little bit of a reason why he dropped and, you know, prior to last season at Baylor,
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, he only played four games in 2024, 25, only 14 and 20, 23, 24 and barely did anything.
[SPEAKER_00]: So he doesn't really have like a long, you know, standing resuming.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's I guess that's another reason to knock him.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I don't know, all I have to do is show you guys his real tape.
[SPEAKER_00]: And you don't even need to look at the stats to be like, okay, I want that guy on my team.
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, and he can shoot three is two.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, give me that guy.
[SPEAKER_00]: And so,
[SPEAKER_00]: I wouldn't be too worried and I wouldn't, you know, some people just like to be miserable on the internet all the time and
[SPEAKER_00]: think about the worst case scenario, and that's fine.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's your prerogative, but let's not put the JHS Dalton Connect cursed glasses onto this pick because we've, because we've been hurt in the past.
[SPEAKER_00]: Like, this is a good pick.
[SPEAKER_00]: And again, yes, I know we've been hurt by Dalton Connect, an athletic three-point shooter.
[SPEAKER_00]: I do not think Cameron Carr is Dalton Connect, because again, six rebounds per game, seven foot one wing span,
[SPEAKER_00]: 1.3 blocks, 0.9 steel, dolphin connected, not do that at Tennessee, okay, so if you need me to quell some of your fears, yeah, summer league is going to be very fun, okay, so I actually have to wrap this up having you in the dinner, but I have some film, so let's watch some film, shall we?
[SPEAKER_00]: All right guys, welcome to Lakers Legacy Film Room, I just cut this up really quickly, we've got some, uh,
[SPEAKER_00]: aerial displays we've got some you know clips from the combine which by the way at the combine he dropped 30 points in six, three is I okay after this if you guys can remind me I'll give you guys my comps for him really quickly, but yeah, let's let's go to the film since I've already started this
[SPEAKER_00]: Here he is, racking baseline.
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh my god, that looks like the Kobe Bryant Dunk on Yale Ming.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you know what I'm saying, here he is in transition.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look at him, cock that ball back.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's that seven foot one wing span.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look at him in transition at the combine.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, this dude needs to calm down, though.
[SPEAKER_00]: look at that lob in transition.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look at him blocking on the weak side.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's what I'm talking about.
[SPEAKER_00]: 1.3 blocks.
[SPEAKER_00]: Here he is as a ball hawk.
[SPEAKER_00]: This dude can switch ends like a blur.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look at that body control on that layup.
[SPEAKER_00]: Here he is with the strip again, comfortable handling the rock in transition and then two handed jam.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look at him get the contact.
[SPEAKER_00]: Scoopty do layup over his head.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, let's just watch it again, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: Rax based line, oh my gosh.
[SPEAKER_00]: That looks like Jalen Green, Kobe Bryant.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, can you imagine him and a doothierro running in transition?
[SPEAKER_00]: Just throw the ball up.
[SPEAKER_00]: Both of you dump the ball together.
[SPEAKER_00]: Again, there's that defensive upside long arms.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, this dude, I mean, this guy should average two steals at the next level honestly.
[SPEAKER_00]: This guy's gonna be a transition demon.
[SPEAKER_00]: Luke is going to have a lot of fun with this guy.
[SPEAKER_00]: Again, to start off with, imagine this guy is Luke is Derek Jones Jr with higher offensive ceiling because the dude can already shoot and it took Derek Jones Jr a little bit of a while to get that 3 point shooting to a consistent level.
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, fun, fun stuff, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, so let me give you guys my comps.
[SPEAKER_00]: before I end this show.
[SPEAKER_00]: So, Combs for Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, he's not, I'm gonna give you like obviously higher ceiling Combs, but he's not gonna be, he's probably not gonna be like this level of player, but
[SPEAKER_00]: Zach Levine, I mean, I love Zach Levine coming out of college, UCLA kid, during that draft, I actually wanted the Lakers to draft Zach Levine over Julius Randall.
[SPEAKER_00]: And for me, this is also, I feel like Cameron Carr is my Zach Levine redemption story because Zach Levine had like, you know,
[SPEAKER_00]: At UCLA, he was just known as a three point shooter and a dunker.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Nobody knew whether he could be a three-level score, whether he could create for himself.
[SPEAKER_00]: And, you know, those questions also exist with Cameron Carr, like how good is his ball handling skills, et cetera, et cetera.
[SPEAKER_00]: But clearly, he can, you know, score enough to average 18 points.
[SPEAKER_00]: But the three and D in terms of three pointers and dunk prototype is right
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I like the Zacliving Comp, maybe a shade and sharp as well if you're looking for more of a score first like athletic guard who just glides up and down the floor can catch lubs maybe like a I don't think this player was this explosive but.
[SPEAKER_00]: could he eventually be like Bradley Beale if his three-level scoring is actually there if his shot on ball primary creation is a real thing at the next level.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I think next to Luca and presumably Austin Reeves, he would have to take on that DJJ, maybe Ryan Dunn,
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I also see like a maybe like a smaller tray Murphy, you know, because when Tram Murphy was coming out of Virginia, he was kind of viewed more as a 3 in D wing.
[SPEAKER_00]: Again, Tram Murphy is like, what, three inches taller than this dude, but think about a smaller Tram Murphy, who's just as athletic, just as Lanky, can shoot the three, can dunk the ball super explosive.
[SPEAKER_00]: So yeah, those are my comps for Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if you guys have your own, but yeah, Zach Levine with defense, that's the hope,
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, Zach Levine did an average 5.8 rebounds out of college.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't believe so this guy is already ahead of the curve with regards to being able to pull down 6 rebounds and again what score first like 3. shooting combo guard average 1.3 blocks in 0.9 steals.
[SPEAKER_00]: that that to me is a pretty outliery stat and so is his seven foot near seven foot one wingspan and eight foot eight standing reach.
[SPEAKER_00]: So again, very fun prospect, very high upside prospect excited to watch them really excited to see the ways that Luca Donchich can utilize a guy like this especially in transition, especially as a lob threat guy running the baseline and the fact that he can here's the biggest thing and I'll end with this.
[SPEAKER_00]: The fact that he can actually shoot threes, people are asking his JJ Reddick actually going to play him.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know, but the fact that he can shoot threes and space the floor gives him a higher chance of being played by JJ Reddick because as much as we like to say, oh, JJ Reddick didn't give Dalton connected chance.
[SPEAKER_00]: Actually, he did.
[SPEAKER_00]: During Dalton connects rookie year,
[SPEAKER_00]: JJ Reddick had him in the rotation, that's how he was averaging like 11 points a game through the first two months, you know, that's how he broke out for 37 points.
[SPEAKER_00]: So the fact that Cameron Carr can shoot higher percentage chance that JJ Reddick actually gives him a shot next season.
[SPEAKER_00]: The other guys in that range were sort of like non-shooters, you know, it was like co-opete.
[SPEAKER_00]: Chris Tanak is a shooter, but he's like a power forward center.
[SPEAKER_00]: The only other guy who I could have seen, like Jay Jay Reddick, maybe giving immediate time to would have been Isaiah Evans, but Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: glad that he can shoot, glad that there is some defensive potential there.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is great physical clay to work with and emphasis on physical.
[SPEAKER_00]: And yeah, all right.
[SPEAKER_00]: Anyways, thank you guys.
[SPEAKER_00]: I know this was shorts.
[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, I'll have more on Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'll do like a video breakdown and what not in the coming days, weeks or whatever, but do have to eat dinner.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I do have to wake up early tomorrow for work.
[SPEAKER_00]: So anyways, thank you guys for joining me.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you guys could please like this video, comment down below, hit subscribe, join the Lakers Legacy community.
[SPEAKER_00]: I would really appreciate it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Anyways, that's it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Let's park the car.
[SPEAKER_00]: Cameron Carr.
[SPEAKER_00]: This has been Jonathan Hernandez of the Lakers Legacy podcast, and I will catch you guys next time.
[SPEAKER_00]: Peace.