Los Angeles Lakers Short on Hopes in the 2010 NBA Draft

With the confetti shower and the parade down Figueroa Street just memories of a successful defense of their NBA Title, the Lakers are now looking more toward free agency to fulfill their needs than today’s NBA Draft.

They traded both their 2008 and 2010 first-round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies in the deal for Pau Gasol. They no longer have first-round picks in 2011 and 2013, either.  The highest they will draft this year is the 43rd overall pick, followed later by the 58th pick.

While they may luck out in the No. 43 slot, there is little hope of picking up anyone decent with that last pick.

What are their needs?  Well, if you look at their...

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