I will start this off by saying this was absolute pure speculation with little basis for reality by Bill Simmons and JA Adande at the end of a recent BS Report podcast. So don't shoot the messenger. But I found it intriguing enough to share and get ideas.
So they were talking about what do the Lakers do going forward after this year. Apparently they are on the hook for some huge contracts going forward with Gasol and Bynum and a few ugly contracts like Fisher and Walton. Resa and Odom are free agents, blah, blah and there isn't a ton on the market this offseason. So they were speculating about how they keep it together if they win and blow it up if they lose to Denver, etc. Then they drop the bomb that gets interesting. Kobe can opt out after this year. So if they lose, the question is, what if Kobe decides he has had it? His teammates are soft, the front office is hamstrung with what they can do. He has to carry the team by himself almost every night. What if he opts out?
So they were talking through all the teams with cap space Kobe might be willing to play for. And they mentioned Houston. They thought that with the team houston has, Kobe might be willing to play for them for mid level exception, but quickly poo pooed that. But then they brought up T-Mac. You'd have to put some other value with it, but TMac's expiring contract by itself has a lot of value. If Kobe says he is gone regardless, would LA trade him to us in a deal that keeps them competitive and with star power this year but sets them up with $$ for the big market next season?
Can you imagine the possibilities with a starting lineup of Brooks, Bryant, Artest, Scola and Ming?
Obviously, this would have to be Kobe's decision to start and there is 1% chance of it happening, but I thought it would be fun to speculate about, given the fact the media actually brought it up.
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shitttt
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HELLL YEAAA
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nigga kobe is going to pull out another goku
1% of winning and he goes and turns super sayin n shit
thats what kobe will do
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