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A bit, yes, but he’s still projected to be a late First Round pick in mocks. Mara’s been climbing up as of late. I suspect what’ll happen is Mara winds up being a late Lottery pick by the Bulls. The same could also happen with Krivas, depending on how things shake out from here.

Either way, I still stand by my previous suggestions for the Lakers finding a way to get another pick earlier in the draft in order to secure either Mara or Krivas, and have our #25 pick to acquire another prospect for depth.