Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Wednesday that there was a "better than even likelihood" the team would get rid of its first-round pick.

The Lakers own the 29th overall pick, in addition to the 42nd and 59th.

"There's a lot of interest, absolutely," he said. "Certain teams, they may want to preserve cap space for the next year or two and they may need to add players. A good way to add talent at a fixed price is to have a lot of draft choices and then you can still maintain cap space a year from now."

The Lakers are spending their summer attempting to re-sign Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza and Shannon Brown.