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I can't imagine they would get much for the pick. Perhaps a sucker out there will give them a 2010 first and second.
Lakers likely to unload 1st-round draft pick
The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will likely unload at least one of their three draft picks.
They have the 29th pick in the first round and the 42nd and 59th picks in the second round of Thursday’s draft.
General manager Mitch Kupchak said Wednesday that there was a “better than even likelihood” the team would get rid of its first-round pick.
“There’s a lot of interest, absolutely,” he said. “Certain teams, they may want to preserve cap space for the next year or two and they may need to add players. A good way to add talent at a fixed price is to have a lot of draft choices and then you can still maintain cap space a year from now.”
The Lakers are hopeful they will re-sign Trevor Ariza, Shannon Brown and Lamar Odom, all of whom become unrestricted free agents on July 1. If so, that would bring the roster to the league-minimum 13 players, making it unlikely the team would add another player.
“With our situation, you don’t want to draft players that can’t make your team because your roster’s full,” Kupchak said. “So we may look to move or to exchange our draft picks for future picks or whatever we choose to do.”
With point guard Derek Fisher approaching 35, Kupchak acknowledged the team has been preparing to find his successor. Leading up to the draft, the team has worked out about 30 players.
“We have Jordan (Farmar), who’s had moments when he looks like the guy who could assume that position and Shannon Brown did a great job as well, but I think that position in the future is still undetermined,” Kupchak said. “We need to figure out who is going to take over that position when Derek retires.”
Kupchak anticipates finding out whether Phil Jackson will return as coach by mid-July after Jackson checks out his health issues.
During his two stints with the Lakers, Jackson has had two hip replacement surgeries, an angioplasty and gout. He missed two games last season with swelling and soreness in both legs.
Jackson said in an interview with ESPN radio on Tuesday that “we’ve toyed around with that idea” of having him coach home games and having assistant Kurt Rambis coach road games next season.
But Kupchak said Wednesday that Jackson wouldn’t return unless he’s able to coach the entire 82-game schedule.
“What he said, he didn’t mean it to sound the way it sounded,” Kupchak said. “If he comes back to coach, he will come back and coach both home and away games. During my discussion with him it was pretty clear that that type of scenario doesn’t work and that’s his opinion as well.”
Kupchak believes there is a good chance of Jackson returning.
“I think he wants to come back, I think he likes our team, he’s excited, he’s very energized with what took place this year,” Kupchak said. “I think it solely rests on his ability medically to come back and coach. I’ve got no indication there’s been a red flag yet.”
I can't imagine they would get much for the pick. Perhaps a sucker out there will give them a 2010 first and second.
i have an inside source and it was , Adam Morrison (EXP CONTRACT), Sasha, and the Pick for Kirk Hinrich
What if Rubio was there at 29? Lakers will regret it.
Great deal for LA if they can pull that off.
That and Chicago is stupid.
I don't think so.
That would be epic for LA but I don't see it. Hinrich will most likely be a Blazer, great pickup for them.
Sadly, there is no way they'll trade it to the Spurs.
Hinrich is due $10 mil next year. They have Rose. Morrison's expiring contract could help them resign Ben Gordon.That and Chicago is stupid.
I'm just hoping for something good to happen on Thursday.
That's a lot to give up just to get $2.5 million extra 2010 capspace. That doesn't sound realistic at all.
Hinrich deal is pipe. More likely it would be Morrison, Farmar, Lakers trade exception and pick for Hinrich.
were probably drafting the black guy from italy
They would get more back than the Bucks gotThat and Chicago is stupid.
doubt its true but if it is, no chance the lakers sign lamar.
saving money..
Morrison is not expiring.
It's expiring in 2010.
Its not true, i was just joking, but its my pipe dream
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