Phil Jackson interview about Lakers/Dwight/Zone D/Post Ups

From the Lakers’ perspective, this means that if they miss the 2013 playoffs and land in the lottery, they retain their pick. If they make the playoffs, then they will enter the draft with the worst pick from among their own, the Cavs’, the Heat’s and the Kings’ picks.


As a result of this trade, the Lakers’ pick had been partially spoken-for, but they still retained control of it if it turned out to be one of the top 14. This meant they were free to trade it again, as long as it was traded on the condition that it was one of the top 14 picks. They could even trade their pick if it wasn’t one of the top 14, so long as the trade specified that they were giving up whatever pick Cleveland left them with.


That’s exactly what they did.

July 11, 2012: The Lakers traded a 2013 first-round pick, a 2015 first-round pick, two second-round picks (in 2013 and 2014) and cash to Phoenix for Steve Nash.


In a trade that was widely viewed as a coup for the Lakers, the team acquired one of the premier point guards of the millennium (albeit the 38-year-old-version) for what was thought to be a collection of odds-and-ends. Again, we want to focus on the 2013 pick here.


The Lakers essentially agreed to give the Suns whatever pick they end up with in 2013. If the team misses the playoffs and ends up in the lottery (with one of the top 14 picks), the pick goes directly to Phoenix. If the Lakers somehow make the playoffs, then the Cavs still get the first shot at it, and the Lakers will end up with the worst pick from among the four aforementioned teams. But then whichever pick the Lakers end up with would go to Phoenix.

therealdeal wrote:

bystander wrote:

Jackson: Well, what is the problem? We won two championships that way [with two big men]. Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

flap, flap, flap

flap? I don't get it.

KareemTheGreat33 wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

bystander wrote:

Jackson: Well, what is the problem? We won two championships that way [with two big men]. Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

flap, flap, flap

flap? I don't get it.

Spanish for clap? Get your international lingo in, Deal

therealdeal wrote:

KareemTheGreat33 wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

bystander wrote:

Jackson: Well, what is the problem? We won two championships that way [with two big men]. Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

flap, flap, flap

flap? I don't get it.

Spanish for clap? Get your international lingo in, Deal

No one has made this clear to me yet.

bystander wrote:

Jackson: Well, what is the problem? We won two championships that way [with two big men]. Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

flap, flap, flap

Finwë wrote:I see this thread took a weird turn

bnr034 wrote::man6: Please come back

Vasashi17 wrote:Well thanks for the correction....I thought the pick was ours as long as it falls in the top 14. Its protected only towards the Cavs.

My bad.

So to clarify, if it lands in top 14, Cavs can't swap out their least favorable of picks to us via the Sessions trade, but then our pick goes to the Suns. If we land outside the top 14, Cavs can swap their least favorable with ours and that then goes to the Suns. If the Cavs choose not to swap, then our pick goes to the Suns.

bystander wrote:my bad, meant flap, i'm exhausted lately

what i wanted to say was i took down my pants take my dick and made some nasty things with it while reading that.

Weezy wrote:So you meant "FAP" then.

checkers09 wrote:

lakersyunowin wrote:oh what could have been.

Weezy wrote:Watching Phil speak at Jerry's memorial, watching Kobe speak about Phil there, adding in these comments, it's even harder to believe we didn't hire Phil back. 'Antoni is a clown and a joke of a coach in comparison, not worthy of representing this great franchise.

checkers09 wrote: