Lakers Roundtable: NBA Trade Deadline Reactions

Should they have been more aggressive acquiring picks?

Garcia – There was no need to be more aggressive for picks.  2015 isn’t a deep draft compared to prior years.  The Lakers have up to 4 picks in the upcoming draft as is.  Lottery pick (for now), late 1st rounder, early 2nd rounder, late 2nd rounder.

Rude – If the offers aren’t available, they aren’t available. I doubt the Lakers turned down a trade that would have sent someone away for a draft pick. Fans tend to overvalue players on their favorite team. Sure, maybe Wayne Ellington has had a hot stretch, but it’s a short stretch. Teams aren’t going to give up a pick for that. And, as Mike said, this isn’t a particularly deep draft. Save your assets.

Gilbert –In line with my thinking to the first question, I think the Lakers could have absolutely gotten 2nd round picks (and maybe even future 1st round picks) for some of the players on their roster.  But for reasons that aren’t entirely clear, they couldn’t make it happen.

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Tran – How could they have been? The Lakers barely have any tradeable assets that would net them another first round draft pick, and I’m sure teams were low balling the Lakers because they knew we were tanking, making us lose any sort of leverage.  Would I love to see the them get creative and dupe a team into giving them another first round draft pick like they did with Houston? Absolutely, but you can’t get lucky all the time.

Patterson – I think the Lakers could have been a bit more aggressive acquiring picks.  I am sure that there are a few teams in the NBA that would have given the Lakers a second rounder for Davis, but there was little chance that the Lakers could have gotten a first rounder.

It’s nothing to be sad about.  The Lakers are already looking at two first round picks this year, and potentially two more in the second round.  That is plenty of picks for one draft, I’d be satisfied with just the top five pick.

Kulik – This trade deadline was a chance to pick up at least a modest asset or two, which is what Phil Jackson did in New York when he traded a player who did not figure in the Knicks’ future for a couple of second round draft choices.

If nothing else, the Lakers should have done the same. Given their current record, and the fact that no current player is important to the future (with the possible exception of Jordan Clarkson), they should have been willing to trade anyone on the roster for draft choices. They have a number of players with whom this likely could have been done.

Draft choices represent hope, even if it is a longshot.

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