<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Kupchak said the Lakers hope to re-sign free agent forward Luke Walton, and might be interested in doing the same with center Chris Mihm, who didn't play last season after undergoing ankle surgery. This draft is considered one of the deepest in years, but Kupchak is uncertain whether the Lakers can take a player with the 19th pick who can make a significant contribution next season. "Normally, your first-round picks in the 20s, even in the teens, don't make an impact in year one," he said. "You'll see a lot of quality big men in the first 10 picks, which is unusual. It's a strong draft." The Lakers began last season by winning 26 of their first 39 games, but lost 27 of their last 43 to finish 42-40 before being eliminated by Phoenix in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year. That prompted Bryant to demand changes, ultimately leading to the trade request. The NBA's leading scorer the past two seasons is under contract for the next four years at $88.6 million, but can terminate the contract after the 2008-09 season. Nevertheless, Kupchak indicated he wasn't panicking. <font size=""5"">"There are no guarantees, there's no magic wand,"</font> Kupchak said. "Confidence and chemistry play a big role. We did not have that in the last six weeks of the season. We felt the team underachieved. Come February, we hit the skids and went the other way. "We could stick with the group as it is today or we can look to be aggressive and try to get to that next level. Either way, we think we'll be a talented team next year." </div> Source: ESPN Did Kupchak recently watch a Harry Potter movie? He's referenced a magic wand at least three times now in interviews.
Yeah the guy is pretty stupid.He probably saw a Harry Potter movie or is reading the books.I can believe this guy is our GM.
I agree because the Lakers do need a good PF or Center. If we JO or KG the Lakers have a good chance of winning the Championship and Kobe would be happy and sign an extension.
<div class="quote_poster">lakersfan171 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">If he doesn't make a great trade like land KG or JO.Kupchack should be fired.</div> He should be fired regardless. The Lakers should have went after Colangelo last year (now Toronto's GM) or Sam Presti this year (now Seattle's GM). Terrible miscalculation on the Lakers behalf.
Are there any descent GM out there still? Maybe the Lakers should look for a different GM this year or the next but soon before Kobe leaves.
<div class="quote_poster">Laker_fan Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Does anybody know a place where I can watch the draft live online?</div> The station it's on is ESPN. You can probably listen to it live from their website.
