The Race for the 4th Seed

Oh and in case anyone hasn't noticed... The Lakers have dropped 2 straight and are 5-5 in the last 10... While The Rockets have won 5 straight and are 7-3 in the last 10... The Rockets have a realistic chance to knock the Lakers (or Warriors) out of the Play-Ins - How hilarious would that be....
Would be interesting to see what we would do if the Lakers fall into the lottery. The 2024 draft isn't considered that deep, but if the Lakers pick would enable us to go after Donovan Clingan, I think we would need to give some serious consideration to taking their pick this year instead of next year. Next year is projected to be much deeper but we would need the Lakers to fall into the lottery again to have a chance at Khaman Maluach...problem is that it isn't a certainty he will declare for the 2025 draft (although likely since he is already projected as a lottery pick) plus if he continues to develop he might become a top 5 pick

Those are the two main center prospects I see that can rim protect and stretch the floor which I think would help us most although I am not an NBA draft guru by any stretch of the imagination