Reassessing the terms of our future Draft picks
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:07 pm
It is what it is fellas. You knew I was against the whole tanking idea, but with the tough luck with injuries to key players we really didnt have a chance this season. Its no reason to even allow Kobe to come back this year. Focus on retaining a couple of these guys and try to get a good pick. Move Pau around the trade deadline to the highest bidder and try to nab another draft pick from the deal if we can. That Nash trade haunts us more and more it seems. (No real fault to Steve though, wasnt his fault he broke his leg).
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/35622/assessing-the-lakers-second-round-and-future-picks
Heres probably the most important part from Larry Coon about our draft picks in the next up and coming seasons. Obviously the 2013 lost pick wouldnt matter today because its already happened
So basically Mitch and Jim got a really tough job on their hands. I'd sit Kobe the rest of this season, let him heal up going into next season. BTW fire this coach at the end of this season please. The guy is gonna run Kobe into his basketball tombstone (unless its already happened)
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/35622/assessing-the-lakers-second-round-and-future-picks
Heres probably the most important part from Larry Coon about our draft picks in the next up and coming seasons. Obviously the 2013 lost pick wouldnt matter today because its already happened
2013: Whatever first round pick the Lakers end up with will go to Phoenix. It will have the lesser of its own and Dallas’ second round picks, and will have Memphis’ second round pick if it falls 56-60.
*2014: The Lakers will have their own first round pick, but will not have a second round pick.
*2015: The Lakers will have their own first round pick if it is in the top five, otherwise it will go to Phoenix. The Lakers will keep their second round pick if it’s 31-40, otherwise it goes to Orlando.
*2016: The Lakers will have their own first round pick if they sent their 2015 pick to Phoenix or the pick is 1-5, otherwise it goes to Phoenix. They have their own second round pick.
*2017: This pick goes to Phoenix if the Lakers haven’t already sent a pick to the Suns and it’s not in the top three. If they sent a pick to Phoenix in 2015 then this pick goes to Orlando if it’s not in the top five -- otherwise they keep it. If the Lakers don’t send a first round pick to Phoenix by 2017 then Orlando gets the Lakers’ 2017 second round pick; otherwise the Lakers keep it.
*2018: If the Lakers haven’t yet given Phoenix a first round pick then the Suns get it unconditionally. If the Lakers sent a first round pick to Phoenix by 2016, haven’t yet sent a pick to Orlando, and the pick is not in the top five, then Orlando gets it, otherwise the Lakers keep it. If the Lakers don’t send a first round pick to Phoenix by 2017 then Orlando gets the Lakers’ 2018 second round pick, otherwise the Lakers keep it.
*2019: If the Lakers sent a first round pick to Phoenix by 2017 and Orlando has not received a first round pick then Orlando gets their first round pick, otherwise the Lakers keep it. The Lakers have their own second round pick.
So basically Mitch and Jim got a really tough job on their hands. I'd sit Kobe the rest of this season, let him heal up going into next season. BTW fire this coach at the end of this season please. The guy is gonna run Kobe into his basketball tombstone (unless its already happened)