They could get worse if the Lakers get our entire roster for Kobe. I agree they aren't likely to make a huge leap as they are, but 2nd round playoffs is better than no playoffs or a one-and-done scenario. And if there's no team around Kobe, I could very easily envision a scenario developing where Kobe is hating life, making everyone else miserable, and the team is winning in the neighborhood of 35 games. If that happened then we just gave up the farm for a nightmare. The trade has to be the right trade, or I'd rather it not happen at all. Pax has made it clear he won't gut the team for anybody. I wouldn't worry about giving up too much in any trade.