DEEP3CL wrote:I think we're gonna go fishing with that second pick. Too much youth makes for longer development time. We need a balance of vets to youth to have a decent team.
Realistically, whose going to be available in trade that's going to be worth moving down (or out of) in the draft? I can't think of any players that makes it worth passing on a potential franchise player. Philadelphia is probably content taking one of Russell/Mudiay, New York doesn't have enough of assets to jump back up to #2, Orlando doesn't need to add one of the big men with Vucevic on a very team friendly deal, and if you go back any further than that the quality of draft pick goes down tremendously. And in terms of the trade market, what do you propose? I can't think of any youngish players available via trade that puts the Lakers back in playoff contention, let alone title contention. Take whoever falls between Okafor/Towns, and roll with them moving forward. Nothing wrong with building a young core we can contend for the next decade.