« Reply #1353 on: January 15, 2018, 01:47:29 PM »
You guys are giving up hope too soon. Its a lottery. Even if the Lakers don't finish bottom 5 there is still a chance. Honestly, this win streak means little. Horrible opponents, mostly at home. I think they still finish bottom 5.
I'm not too stressed about it since the worst case scenario we'll get Sacramento's pick next year which is very likely to be in the high lottery - although admittedly I know nothing about the 2019 draft class. That's still a pretty darn good worst case scenario.
The only downside is that this year has a lot of bigs at the top, while next year's draft doesn't. Things could, of course, change between now and then.
Mike
I wonder about this scenario: The Lakers pick does not convey. A team that already has a young big (like Orlando or Sacramento) winds up with a top draft position but Doncic and Young are off the board. The next bunch of picks are the bigs. If they could turn one high, but redundant, pick into multiple assets, would they (some combination of the Kings pick/Memphis pick/players)?
How much does Ainge want a big? What does Ainge think of next year's draft prospects compared to this year's? What would he be willing to give up to get Ayton or Bamba or Bagley? What are the salary implications or could salary actually be moved as an asset in the deal?
Obviously that's a lot of questions and the liklihood of a team dealing a high pick to Ainge seems like it might be slimmer than it was a few months ago but I'm still interested in what the team might do in that situation.
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