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My latest on the Lakers trade deadline madness. Hang in there everyone, and keep your fingers crossed for the tank! I would love to hear your opinions!

LOS ANGELES — Any Lakers fan who wanted the club to acquire Goran Dragic at Thursday's NBA trade deadline doesn't get it.

The Lakers' path back to relevance, because of how few assets they have, requires them to get pieces for the future without giving up pieces for the future.

Yes, it was a downer for the Lakers that the Phoenix Suns accepted the Miami Heat's offer of two first-round picks to rent Dragic for the rest of this season. The Lakers' best bet to land Dragic or Rajon Rondo as their next point guard via offseason free agency was not to trade these guys this season to new locales they might experience and adore.

Obviously, to give up so much for him, the Heat expect to re-sign Dragic after he opts out this summer. The Dallas Mavericks were thinking the same thing in surrendering draft picks and young talent to Boston for free-agent-to-be Rondo in December.

The Lakers weren't in position to do that sort of thing after already trying that to get Dwight Howard temporarily...

Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. He was just 52. He had a great NBA career. Glad he spent that 1 year with the Lakers. He always played his heart out there on the court. He's a Laker 4 Life. R.I.P. Jerome Kersey.

On the eve of the NBA trade deadline, I thought about chiming back in. RIP Van Winkle has awakened.

Fever has struck Los Angeles as Laker fans wonder - who will it be? Lawson or Dragic, more Jordan Hill or Miles Plumlee? Could we possibly end up with Lawson and Lopez? But how? They say the Lakers don't have the assets. Jerry Buss was a gambler and its winnin time!

Will we end up with Reggie Jackson, Kendrick Perkins and filler for Jeremy Lin, Hill and picks? Oh, the fans are all biting their nails - watching the tweets, searching for a sign.

One thing is for sure - the season is more than half over and Laker fans are starting to look upwards (not at the heavens cursing in the voice of Nancy Kerrigan 'why.') but up at the standings saying - 2015-2016 is coming and its going to be a hell of a lot better than where we are this year.

Hell it can not get much worse and is working out according to plan, right?

Who'd you rather have Lawson or Dragic?