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Los Angeles Lakers: Teams that should be interested in the fourth pick

By Jason Reed

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 27: Lebron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers walks to the bench while playing the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter at the Pepsi Center on November 27, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 27: Lebron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers walks to the bench while playing the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter at the Pepsi Center on November 27, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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The Los Angeles Lakers won absolutely huge in the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, landing the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.

The new NBA Draft Lottery format was made to discourage tanking and that is exactly what it did in its first year in effect. Only one of the four worst teams in the league ended up with a top-four selection and it was the New York Knicks, who landed the third overall pick, missing out in Zion Williamson.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls all fell out of the lottery and ended up with the fifth through seventh picks, respectively. All three teams had high hopes of landing Zion and now fall in a range that is not that great in this draft.

Quite frankly, this draft is really top-heavy in the top three picks. While there are still talented players available, there is a big drop off from the third to fourth overall pick, and so on.

But don’t tell the Los Angeles Lakers that, as the team jumped seven spots and landed the fourth overall pick. No other team jumped as many selections as the Lakers and now the front office has some potential new trade ammunition this summer.

While it was a bit of a letdown after the Lakers were announced to be in the top four, the fourth overall pick is still a massive win for a team that messed up their own tank.

There might be a drop-off in the draft but there are still two obvious teams that should be interested in the fourth overall pick.

And spoiler alert, the Cavaliers, Suns and Bulls are not included. It really is not worth it for any of those teams to move up 1-3 spots.

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