2011 NBA Draft: 5 Players Mitch Kupchak and the L.A. Lakers Should Trade Up For

With the 2011 NBA Draft now just 10 days away, L.A. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak may look to package his four second-round draft picks along with a current player to trade up into the first round of this year's draft.  

Look, the Lakers aren't drafting four guys in the second round, because the chances that any of those players would make the team is extremely slim.  Yes, Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter were second-round picks last year that made the team, but there simply isn't room on the roster for any more second-tier talent that may end up in the D-League.  The Lakers need quality depth, period. 

Ebanks will definitely be back on the team next season and Caracter most likely will be brought back as ...

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