Hello, Lakers Nation. Welcome in to the Lakers Nation.com podcast. My name's Trevor Lane. We've got a lot going on today in the world of the NBA, a crazy draft lottery to talk a little bit more about. We've got trade rumors already. Janice onto Dekupa, what's going to happen with that? And what could that whole situation mean for the Lakers? Plus, summer options in general.

What are the Lakers going to do with the center position?

Do they go after the big targets or is there maybe a middle ground to explore?

Joining me on today's show, you guys know him.

It's Andy Kamenetzky from Lockdown Lakers as well as ESPNLA.

Andy, my friend, thank you so much for coming on here.

Absolutely, man. Glad to be here. It's always fun. I'm excited to talk some, some Lakers with you, but I guess before we get in all that, let me, let me ask you, where do you fall? Where do you fall? Is the, was the draft lottery rigged or not? Did Adam Silver order the code read? Is that what you're asking? Exactly. Exactly. Did Adam Silver make a phone call here? Or what what actually went down to get the Mabs with a 1.8% chance the number one pick?

I want to stress precursor to everything I'm about to say. I have absolutely no knowledge, sourcing, reporting, anything like that.

So take everything you're about to hear as the opinion of a jackass, because that's essentially

what it is.

Does it seem convenient, perhaps a little too convenient, that after the Dallas Mavericks, inexplicably,

without warning, barely with an explanation, traded a generational superstar just entering his prime

who wanted to stay in Dallas, that they happened to trade him

with absolutely no bidding war, no real soliciting of the best offers around the league to the marquee franchise, not just of the NBA,

but globally, you know, one of the biggest brands in sports at a time where the Lakers

seemed kind of stuck. You weren't quite sure where they were going to go. The, the, the path with LeBron and AD seemed to have both run its course, but also didn't

have a clean on ramp or off ramp. All of a sudden, they end up with Luca Donchich out of nowhere

for reasons. Nobody seems to understand. And then the Dallas Mavericks beat 98.2% odds to get the number

one overall pick at a time where, by the way, they could completely use a brand new direction,

almost what feels like a reward for services delivered that could also explain why

Nico Harrison felt the most important part of this deal was silence.

I'm not saying it was rigged.

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