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The next event will happen with the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday in New York City where the Lakers will learn their draft order surrounding their first round pick. After finishing with 27-55 record, the sixth worst in the NBA, the Lakers’ draft pick will likely fall either in sixth (43.9 percent) or seventh (30.5 percent). The Lakers have a 21.5 percent chance of climbing to a top-three pick and have slim odds of dropping either to eight (4 percent) or nine (.1 percent).

“If the window is 1-9, it’s significant,” Kupchak said on Friday. “Obviously we want to get lucky. So there’s a lot of anticipation and we’re hopeful that Tuesday is a good day. If I had to be in the lottery, this would be a year to have a pick.”

So much that Kupchak said he may seek acquiring additional first-round draft picks.

“We may look to get a pick some other way because we have guys we interviewed who aren’t going to be gone before the second round, but they’ll be around after [our current pick],” Kupchak said. “You only get so many assets in this league. Draft picks are an asset. There’s cap room, draft picks and players. Those are assets you can use to rebuild a team.”

TylersLakers wrote:Unless we buy a pick, I really don't see how. Unless someone wants to give us a first round pick for Sacre or Nash but I doubt that's happening. But hey, if some team wants to do that, take back that quote and scream "DONE" as soon as offered.

Kilroy wrote:

TylersLakers wrote:Unless we buy a pick, I really don't see how. Unless someone wants to give us a first round pick for Sacre or Nash but I doubt that's happening. But hey, if some team wants to do that, take back that quote and scream "DONE" as soon as offered.

Think he was talking about acquiring second round picks...

Which I think is possible. I think teams are a little too focused on the top spots in this draft. I think they might be willing to dump seconds.

5ertwenty wrote:Just say we drop to 7th, 8th or 9th. Would Phoenix be willing to move up in exchange for both their 14th and 18th picks? Would the Lakers be interested in doing such a thing?

sandfox177 wrote:The Lakers can keep their pick and use their cap space to get more picks by taking on contracts that teams don't want anymore in exchange for picks. The Lakers for example could take on the expiring contracts that either the Rockets or Bulls have for their picks so that those teams can go for Melo.

The Lakers could trade the pick but I don't really see us getting anyone good from it that won't be a free agent the next season and I'd rather have our pick over someone like Rondo.

TonyMontana wrote: I think we are going either 3rd or 4th. Outside of that Im not to hyped up for anyone else.

TonyMontana wrote:

sandfox177 wrote:The Lakers can keep their pick and use their cap space to get more picks by taking on contracts that teams don't want anymore in exchange for picks. The Lakers for example could take on the expiring contracts that either the Rockets or Bulls have for their picks so that those teams can go for Melo.

The Lakers could trade the pick but I don't really see us getting anyone good from it that won't be a free agent the next season and I'd rather have our pick over someone like Rondo.

Whats the point in that?

denimourson wrote:I will say this. Dirk has been drafted 9th. take that as you will.

denimourson wrote:I will say this. Dirk has been drafted 9th. take that as you will.

One Love wrote:Plan is simple... Top 3 you draft Wiggins, Parker or Embid or trade for K Love... 4 or 5 pick you grab Exum... 6, 7 & 8 pick you trade for Rondo...