All the thieves can do is melt them down for the gold and any diamonds .
Peanuts to NBA players , pretty good hunk of change for the average Joe.
I disagree, there's a whole criminal underworld out there.
You have everything from street level gangs to big time organized crime out in LA and the surrounding areas. A fair amount of which are probably Lakers fans.
Sure you won't be able to auction them off on eBay, but I bet it has some value on the black market. Or a lot of people would just love to have it as a trophy.