Larry Nance Jr. of Wyoming picked by LA Lakers with 27th pick

LARAMIE – Wyoming's Larry Nance Jr. was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 27th pick of the first round in Thursday night's NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. He is the 28th Cowboy taken in the NBA draft and first since

But with the pick, the Lakers went in a direction no one saw coming by selecting Wyoming PF Larry Nance Jr. From DraftExpress' write up on Nance from after the combine: In four years at Wyoming, Larry NanceJr. put together 

Nance is a power forward out of Wyoming. Drew Garrison of Silver Screen and Roll, SB Nation's Lakers blog, is hoping that Nance Jr. will continue GM Mitch Kupchak's habit of discovering solid players later in the draft.

Anything posted on the Internet lives forever and 22-year-old Larry Nance Jr. is learning that the hard way this morning.

Anything posted on the Internet lives forever and 22-year-old Larry Nance Jr. is learning that the hard way this morning.