This guy has got to be the biggest got of all time. He is not even worth $5 million a year imo at this point. Lakers should have listened to Mark Cuban and amnestied that got while they had the chance. We could have built a nice nucleus and been back to our winning ways in 3 seasons. Instead, we're stuck pleasuring the NBA's version of JaJa Gabore and his diva ways along his obsessed Twilight got fans.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/l...yant-kobe.html
This is what wrong with Laker fans right here, LG quote right hereThis just in: No, the Lakers didn’t just lay $48.5 million on Kobe Bryant out of the blue.If they had (as the team and Bryant said they did), then it would have been generous to a fault, closing down options for the next two seasons.
If, on the other hand, the process was mutual with both sides signaling their interest and compromising on the price, it’s something else – an expensive but arguably reasonable, decision to retain Kobe to help them transition.
Indeed, that’s what happened, Lakers insiders told the Register.
The Lakers had already begun thinking about extending Bryant – Jeanie Buss was all for it, Jim more deliberate – when the two sides began feeling each other out before Kobe’s return in December.
When word came back that Bryant liked the idea of getting it done, the bargaining started.
Bryant asked for more than he got, but settled for remaining the NBA’s highest-paid player.
As originally reported, Jim and Jeanie agreed because it’s what their father would have done.
They may have even done it on their father’s advice, since Jerry Buss did the same thing to thank Magic Johnson for his extraordinary contribution.
Whatever the case, the situations weren’t the same.
When Dr. Buss told Johnson to keep his one-year $14.7 million extension after retiring in 1991 as a going-away present, there was no luxury tax.
Nor were the Lakers about to go out and pursue free agents with veterans James Worthy, Byron Scott, Sam Perkins and A.C. Green on their cap. It would take five years before they would be in position to bag Shaquille O’Neal in 1996.
If the Lakers don’t intend to spend all their money in 2014, they don’t intend to wait until 2019.
Signing Bryant meant giving up the minimal chance they thought they had at LeBron James this summer. With little interest in Carmelo Anthony, that pretty much does it for the Class of 2014.
The best remaining players are Chris Bosh – a younger Pau Gasol – Kyle Lowry and Luol Deng, none of whom will be bargains since all will get big offers from their teams.
On the other hand, why should James come out this summer? Dwyane Wade’s future is uncertain. LeBron’s preferred option, the Clippers, can happen only if Miami president Pat Riley trades him. With no more leverage than James has – the possibility of signing with Cleveland or Dallas – I don’t see it.
What if LeBron stays next season and opts out in 2015, instead?
The Lakers will have a max slot – but if LeBron gets his full $22.1 million with Kobe at $25 million, that leaves less than $20 million for 10 more players.
In other words, if LeBron comes in 2015, it would be to play with Kobe and some cheap guys.
In other words, LeBron ain’t coming in 2015, either.
It's not like there is any up coming talent in the NBA. Lakers know they can't get Lebron and Carmelo isnt worth it and gave the mamba the money he earned throughout the years. I am happy to see Kobe get the money he deserves for the work he put in for the Lakers organization
WTF MAN?
ol' sport
LOL Lakers
LOL @ Laker fans thinking contracts are about 'the work put in'. That's the past man. Sports are about the present and future, I completely understand that the FO wants the jersey, memoribilia, etc money but this is in re ed. Jerry Buss would have let Kobe leave and know that he will always be a Laker in everyones minds and the sales wouldnt diminish if he went for a season or two to some ty franchise like the Bucks.
Definitely agree. Shaq demanded 30 mil at the age of 32 (while he was still productive) and Jerry traded his ass without hesistation. Lol at Jimbo giving 24 mil a year to a TOSB coming off a torn achilles.
The scary part was if they built a team around Shaq they easily would have won the same amount of rings, probably another 2-3. Jerry just went with the younger player with a bigger window and it was the RIGHT choice imo. If JB was alive today he would let Kobe go, a lot of fans would feel sad but once they saw that Kobe is basically a bench warmer for the last 2 years of his career theyd understand it was the right call.
Jim Buss man....we're so ed
kome
lol he already loss half to his wife, explains why his asking for more to makeup for the losses....
lol tape
HarlemHeat37 & Clipper Nation...I thought you guys would appreciate this gem
"I'm a difficult person to deal with for people who don't have the same kind of compe iveness or commitment to win," Bryant said. "Then I become an absolute pain in the neck, because I'm going to drag you in the gym every single day and if you need to be drugged, that's I'm going to do. And for players that have that level of commitment, it's very, very easy. ... But if you don't have that commitment, I'll absolutely going to be very, very tough to get along with. No question about it."
Boiled down:::
Kobe: 5
the tired old bag Duncan: 4
....without him we're light 2 NBA World les.
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Kobe: 2
Daddy: 1
Ronnie Lester
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Daddy: 3 as a Laker
MVPau: 2
OP is a troll himself
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C'mon now 24, how amazing is it going to be when the Spurs lose in the 1st or 2nd round and that board collapses. You know Im just going to have a blast there and get banned anyway from there
That entire board is convinced that Kobe Bryant is an overrated Allen Iverson
Kobe the cancer
Though Pau can't win a single playoff game without Kobe holding his hand.
*que the cat gif*
Guy would be stupid as if he hadn't demanded & actually got that money when he could. People would rather be gots than stupid s, I think.
But on the other hand, Kobe who is God is priceless for the Lakers, the market value he generates is immense which more than covers the 48m fee he takes imho. Kobe makes the Lakers what they are, and the Lakers are lucky that they still have God on board whatever the price.
Though Kirby couldn't get out of the first round (and missed the playoffs in his prime) after running off Daddy until MVPau showed up to hold his hand....tee, hee.
Kobe's worth ever penny. I'd rather the Lakers blow that cash on a legend than on a fat like Melo. Plus it's only a 2 yr deal. You get your money's worth watching a legend doin work.
48 million for God to be on your team is a very cheap price.
Worth every penny to sit on the bench.
Gives me goose bumps tbh. His will to win is unmeasured.
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