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Wasnt he traded to the lakers?

 

That's what he was saying, The Lakers didn't do themselves any favor by trading for Hibbert because he's not really being productive. But watching those last 2 seasons when Hibber wat still in Indy. His numbers dipped, and his contract was up, so they decided to dump his contract and change their style of play by going small.

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the Los Angeles Lakers struggles over the past few seasons, the management team that has built the recent rosters has understandably started to feel their as though their seats are a little warmer. Lakers vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss set a deadline for himself to get the Lakers back to at least the Western Conference Finals by next year (the summer of 2017, a deadline his sister has said multiple times that she will hold him to), and reaching that goal appears highly unlikely.

This deadline, coupled with the Lakers' struggles, have led to rumors of a Lakers' reunion with former head coach Phil Jackson, who would take over basketball operations in his third stint with the team. While the chances of Jackson joining the Lakers this summer were shot down by a recent report, and Jeanie Buss herself said that she is not trying to lure her fiancee to run her basketball team, rumors persist that the man known as the Zen Master could return to run the organization he coached to five of their 16 NBA championships.

Jackson has had some success since joining the New York Knicks as team president, most notably in drafting standout rookie Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.

However, Marc Berman of the New York Post reported that Jackson does have an opt out in the summer of 2017, and while the Knicks apparently think Jackson will complete his contract, it would make some level of sense for him to want to be closer to his fiancee, who just also happens to (possibly) have an opening that summer for the exact position Phil would want.

Most of this is speculative for now, but it appears that Phil Jackson could indeed find his way back to the Lakers. Again. Whether or not it will happen or if it would be a positive remains to be seen.

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According to the Mock Draft if the playoffs started now and with the win/loss records as they are. The top 5 teams picking would be

 

1. Philadelphia 76ers

 

2. LA Lakers

 

3. Phoenix Suns

 

4. Boston Celtics

 

5. Minnesota Timberwolves

 

With Ben Simmons projected to go number 1. The sixers will pick him. Which leaves. Brandon Ingram being picked by the Lakers as the 2nd pick. But this all depends on who gets the ping-pong balls. Its not a sure thing, they might even jump up to 1st. But this is just a mock draft anyway.

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