OREANDA-NEWS The Los Angeles Lakers selected Russian basketball player Vsevolod Ishchenko in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. This is reported by the NBA website.

Ishchenko was selected at number 56 in the second round of the draft. Initially, this pick belonged to the Lakers, after which the California club traded it to the Dallas Stars. Thus, Ishchenko will play for a club from Texas.

"Of course I was worried. At some point, I already thought that they wouldn't draft me, but I still had faith. It turned out that it was not in vain. My plan of action? We will contact Dallas and clarify. Everything will become clear in the near future," Ishchenko commented on his selection in the draft.

The 21-year-old Russian plays as a defender for Lokomotiv Kuban. He was named the best young basketball player of the last season of the VTB United League. Ishchenko played 48 games in which he averaged 8.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and two assists.