Just to be clear...I
HATE THE LAKERS...i hate them more than the Yankees and Giants combined.
But for Kupchak, you have a decision similar to Mr. Overrated Phil Jackson, either build a competitive team now for Kobe or complete rebuild like us.
With their current situation I would go for the former and go for it now, and it can be done. I would build a package for Boogie Cousins with the 2 pick, next years 1st, Jordan Hill and Nick Young going the other way. This trade works both ways, LA get a star to give longevity to Kobe and with the 2nd pick Sacramento will pick up Okafor and using their own pick can select Caulie-Stein to supplant Okafor weaknesses. Then when this domino falls you will have a great situation for Love, come free agency.
Cousins
Love
(free agent)
Bryant
Clarkson/free agent
Lakers will have plenty of cap room to sign left over pieces and can even use Randle to pick up a young 2nd rate star.
(lets hope Mitch Kupchak doesn't blog
and they suck for many years to come.