[Stardust]

There is somebody in this draft that they can build around with the 7th pick. If, and it's a BIG if, they can secure a solid Free Agent - NOT MELO - they can start to make head way. But it's going to take getting rid of Kobe's contract before we see them make a big splash with a Free Agent again.

As for a coach, I'm a little befuddled with what they are waiting for. Did everyone turn them down??? I expect it to be Kurt Rambis, but that is not the splash they need. I see the Lakers going into the same kind of drought as the Knicks have been in for years.