Originally Posted by c_dog

This team is already on the right track to become a perennial playoff team. Since AI's departure the team has had a darn good record. I think they wouldn't mind a lottery pick, but lottery picks aren't really necessary. This has been one of the worst teams in the league the last couple of years, and now with the face of the franchise departed, the fans could use some hope for the future, and making the playoffs would give them exactly that. Unless it means getting Oden or Durant, i don't think they should tank(i'm against tanking in the first place anyway, a little something called integrity). The draft's pretty deep so they can still get a borderline lottery talent if they draft smart.