This last year with Kobe is just gravy. They'll rake in plenty of ticket sales and probably put another fairly crappy team on the floor. The current head coach, who is awful, will stick around.
You just got the #2 pick in a 2 player draft. Thank your lucky stars that once again you have the chance to reload with a franchise big man and take either Towns or Okafor.
Head into the next era of Lakers basketball with Randle and Okafor / Towns as your top 2 guys. With Kobe gone into retirement or chasing a sixth ring with the Clippers, fire Scott and hire somebody with a real acumen as a player development guy, somebody who can create a culture of discipline, accountability, and hard work.
Make all of your moves with your two young big men in mind. Forget about trying to compete right away for the sake of Kobe, or guys like Kevin Love and Rondo. Forge a new identity for the Lakers as a big, bruising, team built around two All-Star caliber prospects down low. Memphis West.
The basketball gods have gifted you a chance to rebuild the right way without having to spend more than a couple of years in purgatory, and your ticket sales didn't even really suffer because of it.
So it goes for the Lakers.