If the Lakers wiff on Kawi they're just going to have to go all in on a risk project. They traded their future for a win now so suddenly a DeMarcus cousins contract makes a whole lot of sense if he's more or less your best available free agent that has the capacity to really contribute to a big three. otherwise I'd be tempted to sit on my cap space and wait for midseason and somebody's hurting and needs to make a trade so they can position themselves for next season making the Lakers stronger for this one. I can't believe LBJ and the Brow are not playoff team regardless of who they're with oh, so it's really about positioning yourself for the playoffs.