Time to Trade Up

This is the inaugural post from new contributor Caleb Cottrell. Caleb is currently a student at Indiana Wesleyan University, where he plays tennis. In his own words: “I enjoy torturing myself by trying to get into the minds of the Lakers front office. You can also find my work at HawksHoop, and can tell me how wrong I am on Twitter @Caleb_Cottrell.” Today Caleb will look at trading up in the NBA draft.

With just days until the 2015 NBA draft there has been plenty of speculation as to who the Los Angeles Lakers will pick with the number two overall pick in the draft. Obviously this is a big deal because their pick can become a franchise cornerstone for years to come. However, they have two…