Lakers pick conveying this year would be the only thing that would keep me sane when the inevitable happens. The inevitable is that the Lakers will attract superstars and be a contender within the next 3 years. Note that of the recent "Tankers", the Lakers have fared extremely well in terms of lottery (7,2,2,2) and have picked well with some later picks (Clarkson; Kuzma; Hart)... but what they have would be next to nothing 5 years from now if not for the only asset that really matters in Laker-land -- cap space. This is the only team in the NBA that can reliably contend in every NBA "generation" because they really only need to draft reasonably well and clear space for their next set of superstars. I am bitter because the C's, and every other team, has to prove themselves a winner before anyone considers them a FA destination of choice. I know Miami and NY have their allure to FAs, but really it's the Lakers who are mentioned as a possible destination by just about everyone entering free agency. And this happens even as the Lakers suck. I hate the Lakers.
So when PG and LBJ make their lip-biting emotional good-byes and join forces to turn LAL into a contender next season, my only solace would be in knowing they handed us #2, 3, 4 or 5. I doubt it will happen, but yearning for it.