Lakers draft Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk with No. 47 pick

With the 47th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Kansas guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk.

Mykhailiuk steadily improved his perimeter scoring in each of his collegiate seasons, going from shooting 28.8 percent on two 3-point attempts per game as a 17-year-old freshman to 44.4 percent on 6.6 attempts from deep as a senior.

In addition to scoring 14.6 points per game, the Ukrainian-born two-guard chipped in 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.2 steals while starting all 39 games for Kansas en route to a Final Four loss to the eventual national champion, Villanova.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk bio

Position: SG
School: Kansas
College Experience: Senior
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 212 lbs
Wingspan: 6-foot-5
Max vertical: N/A

What the analysts are saying

• "He's a solid athlete with good size for an NBA shooting guard, but defensively leaves quite a bit to be desired ... He does have nice ball handling skills, and intangibles as a passer, and looks to be a player a team could bring on to be a situational shooter." - David Ray, NBADraft.net.