If you could trade down for a starter, a potential all-star and still have a Top 10 pick - would you do it?
Demarcus Cousins plus Sacto Pick for No. 2, No. 27 and filler?
What about if it were a deal for Lawson and Denver Pick?
I'm not a fan of getting fancy but wonder what types of offers the Lakers are getting as I recall last year for the No. 7, Philly was trying to unload Kidd-Gilcrest, Thad Young, etc. We know that Lawson and Cousins are on the block so I am all but certain they are being dangled.
Personally, I love having three picks in this draft and think its a lot deeper than the experts are talking about. I guess my only thought is that we know (Wesley Johnson, Jordan Hill, Kendall Marshall, Michael Beasley, Michael Olawakandi, Sam Bowie, Greg Oden and the list goes on) that high draft pick (even top 10) does not guarantee a Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Steph Curry, Westbrook, Durant - its about the talent and for everyone who loves Okafor, or who can...
My latest at Silver Screen and Roll where I make the case that D'Angelo Russell should be considered for the number 2 overall pick if it comes down to him and Okafor.
The Los Angeles Lakers not only kept their top-five protected pick on NBA Draft lottery night, they were the only team to move up in the draft, jumping from fourth to second overall. Now the question of who the Lakers will pick is resonating throughout Southern California. The players available for the Lakers to select largely depend on what the Minnesota Timberwolves do with the first overall pick
There have been rumors floating around that the Wolves may select skilled center Jahlil Okafor (and his giant hands) out of Duke....
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