Ranking the 5 best draft picks by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2000s

The Los Angeles Kings would win two Stanley Cups during the 2010s but the foundation for those incredible runs were made the decade prior in the NHL Draft. The Kings would make some great picks of players that were pivotal parts of their deep playoff runs.

These are the five best draft picks that the Los Angeles Kings made in those first 10 drafts of the 21st century.

Rnaking the 5 best draft picks by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2000s

5. Trevor Lewis (1st round, 2006)

The first player on this list is Trevor Lewis, who was selected 17th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft. He would reach the NHL in the 2008-09 season but play only six games and it would be two seasons later, he became a full-time player.

Lewis would play 12 seasons before leaving in free agency after the 2019-20 season and played one season with the Winnipeg Jets and two with the Calgary Flame before returning to the Kings last season.

The overall stats aren't that impressive with 179 points in 756 games but he has a key moment in Los Angeles Kings franchise history. He would have two goals in the series-clinching win over the New Jersey Devils to secure the franchise's first Stanley Cup.