Tag: Kobe Bryant contract

  • Kobe Bryant Preventing Los Angeles Lakers From Rebuilding

    Kobe Bryant Preventing Los Angeles Lakers From Rebuilding

    Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in. Michael Corleone said that in Godfather three. Shaquille O’Neal compared Bryant once to Sonny Corleone, but the one getting pulled back in here are the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of finally getting rid of a cap-crippling contract, they decided to give a player who will be 36 by the time next season begins a two-year extension that keeps him as the highest player in the NBA.

  • Los Angeles Lakers Should Amnesty Kobe Bryant, Not Pau Gasol

    Los Angeles Lakers Should Amnesty Kobe Bryant, Not Pau Gasol

    People don’t always do the smart things because of, well, less than intelligent decision making. While Kobe Bryant has been the face of the Los Angeles Lakers for over a decade, the Southern California will get over him eventually, like they do about everything, once the team built around others, specifically Dwight Howard, starts winning games at an acceptable rate. Meanwhile, the team is more inclined to release Pau Gasol than the Black Mamba.