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Douglas is the only one still in the league after a stint abroad. He was traded to the New York Knicks on draft day so he never played for the Lakers. Crittenton is in jail and Farmar is plying his trade in Turkey. The chances of the Lakers getting a cornerstone with the Rockets' pick this year or their own in 2016 seem slim.If they lose the 2015 pick, the NBA Live Coins 2017 pick is going to OrlandoSo the worst-case scenario for the Lakers would be to be leapfrogged by two teams, therefore losing their pick this year.

 

They would get the Rockets' pick in 2015 and their own in 2016, but one of those will definitely be outside the lottery and unless they don't use their cap space to improve at all, the one in 2016 will be a late lottery pick at best. In the past few years the Lakers have not done well picking in that range.At that point they might as well make some short term signings to tread water and wait for 2017.

 

Kobe could be gone and if they don't land a true franchise cornerstone in free agency, the Lakers could tank that season and try to build through the draft.Except they can't because they owe a top-five protected pick that year to the Orlando Magic from the Dwight Howard trade -- two years would have passed since they conveyed a first-rounder to Philadelphia, as agreed by all teams. Los Angeles doesn't have a pick with no strings attached until 2018

 

It's not likely but the post-Kobe era could start with no young talent outside of Randle and Jordan Clarkson because of the Nash and Howard trades and there's little the Lakers can do about it. So pray to the lottery gods to not forsake your franchise on May 19, Lakers fans, or hope a couple of top level free agents leave money on the table and switch teams. Otherwise, the rebuilding era could last longer than many hope.Marc Gasol will have plenty of intriguing options as the NBAs top free agent -