Their biggest chip is and probably always will be their franchise's golden goose status in the league. A star player on the Lakers has incredible marketing opportunities a step above any other market. They'll always be able to attract big time Free Agents. Here's hoping they stay middling for a long long time. STOMP
Well, Westbrick and a light protection 1st in a year when the Lakers are almost certainly lottery bound. It's really the pick that matters.
According to Woj it's lotto protected and if it doesn't convey this year it becomes 4 second round picks. The question is whose 2023 first is it, the Knicks have a claim on like 4 firsts in this draft. Maybe it's something clever like if any pick the Knicks have the rights to convey's outside of the top 14 we get it.