Hottest NBA ticket? Hope in Los Angeles, Philly sells, plus Kobe retirement

Andy Dufresne also could have added that hope sells NBA tickets. There has been little hope in Los Angeles for the past few years as the Lakers started to rebuild, but with Lonzo Ball in the fold there is a genuine belief that things are about to turn around and the team will be entertaining — and that has made the Lakers the league's hottest ticket. The Lakers are the top ticket selling NBA team on StubHub this season, the online secondary ticket market's leader told NBC Sports.