Do you guys think the Lakers will finish bottom 3?

[sammichoffate]

Right now the following teams are doing worse:
-New Orleans, they'll pick it back up
-Sacramento(lol)
-Brooklyn
-Philly

If so, what are the odds of securing a top 3 pick? How good are the draft prospects this year if it's worth tanking one more season to get 4 solid prospects (Clarkson, Russell, Randle, Pick)?

[IGOTGAME]

Sacramento and New Orleans will pick it up

Lakers getting Ben Simmons

[Akrazotile]

Probably, but they are always just one serious Kobe injury (or faked injury) away from jumping back into the playoff mix.

[sammichoffate]

Probably, but they are always just one serious Kobe injury (or faked injury) away from jumping back into the playoff mix.http://nbatitlechase.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kevin-in-disbelief-gif.gif

[fpliii]

Need to be bottom 2. I don't have the numbers in front of me (though I should check), but I feel like the chances of going from 3 -> out of the top 3 are higher than going from 3 -> 1 or 2.

Nets are going to have the worst record this season. All about being worse than everyone else IMO.

[STATUTORY]

GmBe doing his best in getting us Simmons

[Spurs m8]

Kings > NO > Lakers > Nets

[Jameerthefear]

I guess. BKN and Philly will be worse.
Sac-town will find some games to win with DMC before that whole mess blows up and a trade happens

[dhsilv]

Yeah, they really need to be bottom two or there's just a huge chance that pick goes to philly. How amazing would the sixers brass look if they pull off the first and 4th pick in this coming draft?

[Jameerthefear]

Worse case scenario for LA would be if they didn't get their draft pick for two straight years.
Philly owns it this year with top 3 protected.
Orlando owns it the next year with top 5 protected.

[TaLvsCuaL]

I hope not but I find it quite likely :(

[SpecialQue]

They will but will probably end up getting #4 or #5 and losing the pick.

[T_L_P]

Nets are worse and Sixers are experts in tanking. I think the Lakers will finish with the 3rd worst record.

[senelcoolidge]

The lakers curse will have them losing that pick. They will be bottom of the barrel and not get that top pick.

[HenryGarfunkle]

does kobe still lead the team in shots?

then you have your answer