We'll see what happens. I can't say the confidence is high considering all the drama going on with the coaching search and who is running the team (Kurt/Linda Rambis?). As you said, the pick is most likely going to get traded.
I wouldn't say its a brutal run of drafting. I rate the kids higher and I think they have the talent to be successful. I think we drafted players that take a while to develop. Lonzo is elite at defending and BI was preforming very well during the 2nd half of the season. I saw that Bulls are interested in Lonzo and I assume the Suns would be interested in him as well. David Griffin rates BI apparently for what it's worth.
It's very hard to do well in LA compared to other markets. Russell was very immature in LA (okay, might still be a little immature with that airport marijuana incident) and he's now living up to his talent. Randle also had a good season with the Pelicans.
We'll see if the Celtics will offer up Jayson Tatum and/or Jaylen Brown and if the Knicks will offer that #3 pick, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson and whatever else they have.
I think Bradley Beal might be another trade target as well.
