Mitch Kupchak confirmed the Lakers may pursue a major trade to get the team back into championship contention.

"Why not? Sure," Kupchak said. "When you lose before you think you should have lost, you have to open up all opportunities."

After being eliminated in the second of the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Lakers appear to be in a trading mood.

"There will be some change," Kupchak said. "There will be a bit of activity July 1st, looking at who we can bring back and dealing with the marketplace.

"We get graded on the success of the team; that's how it is in this franchise. I know a lot of franchises are happy to get to the first round or advance beyond the first round. We certainly did no worse than we did a year ago, but we're disappointed. That's not how we grade ourselves, getting into the second round."