Vogel has had members of his staff preparing for various options:
- Get 6 seed (LAL win 2, POR loses 1) and face DEN in Round 1
- Get 7 seed (LAL lose 1 or POR wins 1) by winning first play-in game, face PHX or UTA
- Get 8 seed (lose first play-in game, win 2nd), face UTA or PHX

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) May 15, 2021