With the 2009 NBA Draft set to go today, many questions remain for both the Lakers and the Clippers. Will the Clippers trade away their number-one pick due to a plethora of big-men? Do they instead try to find a suitor for Chris Kaman, Zach Randolph, or Marcus Camby? What do the Lakers do with their pick? Do they try to pursue a legitimate player who could have a shot at making the club? Do they pick a foreigner to keep salary-cap space clear? Or do they simply trade the pick like what GM Mitch Kupchak suggested? While there's no doubt Blake Griffin will go to the team with the first pick, the Clippers must decide if they want to be that team. And the Lakers must decide if they can handle three draft picks while still unsure what to do with Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza. The path to the draft splits apart into different tangents, but ultimately one path will be chosen.
UPDATE: The Lakers sold their 29th overall pick to the New York Knicks for $3 million. The money is intended to help resign Odom and Ariza.
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