Farmar vs. White

Farmar vs. White
by Kevin Ding

http://blogs.ocregister.com/lakers/

The only player's name who I mentioned in my story Wednesday as a possible
Lakers first-round draftee was Cincinnati's James White.

Mitch Kupchak on draft night: "We did not think Jordan Farmar would be
available. ... It wasn?t a player we were prepared to take."

Bill McCandless, White's agent, to the Cincinnati Enquirer: "We were a
little surprised about the Lakers. We had all but a promise. What does that
mean? Nothing."

White wound up going five picks after the Lakers took Farmar -- with the
first pick of the second round, drafted by Portland on behalf of Indiana
and Larry Bird. This will be one to watch as the years go by: Will Farmar
or White turn out to be the better pro?

It was just last year that the Lakers passed on the obviously more NBA-
ready Danny Granger in the draft to gamble on high-schooler Andrew Bynum at
No. 10 -- and Granger fell to Bird and the Pacers at No. 17. Granger turned
out to be one of the league's better rookies, although Bynum's upside is
such that he would be considered the more valuable asset currently, even
though he's not ready to perform.

The Lakers had twice worked out White, a great 6-foot-7 athlete with
stunning hops, and were sold on him, but brought Farmar in for a second
workout also Tuesday. Then it turned out the hometown kid slipped to them
on draft night. The Lakers wound up dealing for their great mid-sized
athlete in 6-5 Maurice Evans later on draft night; we'll see if Phil
Jackson can tap into something in Evans that Minnesota, Sacramento and
Detroit haven't gotten.

Posted by Kevin Ding at 11:18 AM
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