The remarkable coincidence of the Lakers' pick No. 40 of the Draft with Nikola Jokic excites LA

After the NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, said the name of Jalen Hood-Schifino as the Laker's No. 17 pick, most of the purple and gold fandom became instantly furious.

A different story was when they heard the No. 40 pick for the team, Maxwell Lewis, which immediately made the fans hype the player's arrival.

But some funny coincidences between Lewis and Nikola Jokic are making the Lakers Nation excited about the future of the round 2 picks of the NBA Draft 2023.

Maxwell Lewis joins Nikola Jokic after being drafted during a commercial, the Nuggets being the No. 41 and Lewis the No. 40. Fans think that with this coincidence, Lewis is destined for greatness.

Maxwell Lewis can be the shooter the Lakers desperately needs

One of the things that the fans were hyped about Maxwell Lewis is that he is a great shooter, something the team has desperately needed for more than two years now.