With the recent signings of Chris Kaman, Jordan Farmar & Nick Young, the Lakers are making moves this offseason, smart moves giving that all of them are being signed for short-term, league-minimum deals. It's clear that they have 2014 in their sights, as they should. After the release of Dwight Howard & the uncertain future of Kobe Bryant, the Lakers will have enough cap room to sign multiple star players in free agency. It's clear that the Lakers aren't gonna win the West this year, and for a franchise like the Lakers, that's considered a failure in and of itself.
So with that said, should the Lakers tank this season & try to make moves to get the #1 pick in the draft as well?
Next year's NBA Draft will be twice as good as this year's draft was, and the projected #1 pick is Andrew Wiggins. If the Lakers could possibly land this guy, he'll immediately become the future of the franchise. Pair him next to an established star in the NBA like LeBron, Kobe, Kyrie Irving, etc., they'll become once again a favorite to challenge the Heat for the NBA championship.
We'll share our thoughts. Comment/tweet us what you think (@crossedupblog)
Tenz: Let me start off by saying that as long as Kobe is apart of this team, the Lakers will never tank a season. We all know this. But if you reduce Kobe's minutes, make a trade mid-season for a potential lottery pick next year, that plus a star player from next year's free agency makes Laker Nation salivate. Realistically, with the team as is right now, the Lakers will be around .500, and like previously stated, odds are that they aren't winning the West over OKC or San Antonio next year unless this team really overachieves. So should they do it? I think it depends. They haven't put much stock into the draft in recent years, and maybe that's come back to bite them. But I'd be shocked if they pulled a move like that off.
Randall: I don't think the Lakers should tank this season. I'm a huge fan of Wiggins and the rest of next years potential draft class but even if the Lakers have the worst record this season, there is no guarantee that we get the first pick in next years draft. Also, I'm not even sure the Lakers have any first round picks next season. Even with Dwight leaving this summer we've signed some pretty good free agents like Farmar, Kaman and Nick Young and when you add them with Kobe, Pau and Nash I think we're still at least a .500 team, if not better. There have also been talks about the Lakers possibly reuniting with Lamar Odom so if that happens then I definitely don't see us tanking this season. I think we'll just sit tight and aim high for next years free agent pool, as we should.
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