The Los Angeles Lakers is set to be one of the busiest teams this offseason as speculations arise that they will trade starting center Jordan Hill and boisterous sixth man Nick Young for a chance to acquire younger players come draft night, writes Snooky Grawls at Christian Today.

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This comes right after they suffered their worst season in franchise history (21-61) and the fourth worst record in the 2014-015 season. The Lakers have enough cap space to land a minimum of two high-profile free agents this summer, but apparently, the management wants more than that. They also want more youth entering the next season, which allegedly is going to be Kobe Bryant's swan song.

Aside from rumors that Jeremy Lin and Carlos Boozer will also be traded, the Lakers are said to be more willing to deal Hill and Young for draft picks or rising young stars this coming draft night.

Hill, who is coming off one of his best years as a Laker by averaging 12.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, had always been the subject of trades even before the NBA trading deadline last February, despite the fact that he had constantly expressed his desire to stay with the team. Evidently, he was not dealt anywhere and here comes the rumors again.

The management have been vocal that they want to keep Hill for the moment, but NBA analysts are not buying it because his salary ($9.0 million per year) is an ideal leverage for potential beneficial transactions, according to Yibida.

Meanwhile, Young, who had a break out season with the Lakers last 2013-2014 when Bryant was sidelined with an Achilles' injury, was not his old form last season. He struggled for most part of the year, shooting a career-worst 36 percent from field, including one of his worst three-point shooting performances at 37 percent.

The Lakers' chance of landing the top pick in this year's draft is at 11.9 percent, while also having a 37.8 percent of landing a top three, according to Mike Trudell of Lakers.com. However, it is not as simple as that. Because of the Steve Nash trade back in 2012, they may lose the said pick to Philadelphia if they fall below the fifth pick.

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