Lakers are going all-in on the tankjob. They are benching their two best young players (Russell and Randle) today in favor of Lou Williams and Larry Nance.
Predictions of Kobe's stat line tonight? I'm gonna guess he shoots 2 for 45.
1 for 100. 
It's not like Randle and Russell will help the Lakers win games, why bench them?
The Lakers have a 45% chance of losing their pick from the 2nd worst record... if they rise to the 3rd worst record, they'll have a 55% chance of losing their pick. They absolutely have every incentive to tank.
Kobe was surprisingly efficient tonight with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on 8-16 shooting. Strange. They still lost, of course. Randle with 15 and 11 off the bench. Sounds like he was pretty p---ed about being benched.
