The Lakers have selected Noah Vonleh. There were multiple offers on the table to trade out of the pick, but the Lakers wanted to take a straightforward approach and drafted who they considered the best pick available.
Noah Vonleh #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers stretches to pull in the ball as Adam Woodbury #34 of the Iowa Hawkeyes guards at Assembly Hall on February 27, 2014 in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana defeated Iowa 93-86. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Indiana University forward Noah Vonleh was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the ninth overall pick of the NBA draft at the Barclays Center on Thursday night. It was a bit lower than most experts predicted Vonleh would go, with
A 6'9" power forward, Vonleh averaged 11.3 points and nine rebounds during his only season in Bloomington. Considered among the nation's best players out of high school, he went largely unheralded during the college regular season as Indiana scuffled
A 6'9" power forward, Vonleh averaged 11.3 points and nine rebounds during his only season in Bloomington. Considered among the nation's best players out of high school, he went largely unheralded during the college regular season as Indiana scuffled
Indiana's Vonleh selected by Hornets No. 9 in NBA Draft
