Top 10 Current NBA Players to Play for Only One Team

[jacuza20]

No, it's very relevant. When people reflect on Kobe's career, they will remember the fact that he threatened to leave the Lakers, and that leaves a negative impression. Tim will be remembered as the ultimate team player who stayed with one franchise without a shadow of a doubt.

As for "bringing championships" to the Lakers - it's more like Shaq brought three of them, and Kobe tagged along. So no to that whole argument.

Even as a die hard spurs fan, you're wrong. People will remember kobe for championships and not for "considering to leave the lakers". The guy has 5 rings, I don't think the lakers organization is going to care that he considered leaving once. Sorry but its true.

[Arcadian]

Even as a die hard spurs fan, you're wrong. People will remember kobe for championships and not for "considering to leave the lakers". The guy has 5 rings, I don't think the lakers organization is going to care that he considered leaving once. Sorry but its true.

You completely misunderstood. I'm not saying his near-departures will tarnish his legacy or form the basis for how people primarily remember him. However, when compared with Duncan, he looks relatively bad in that regard. It's all relative, and Tim is the gold standard for a franchise player. He makes everyone else look bad by comparison - so in a way, this is no slight against Kobe in particular.

[Arcadian]

The ing list says "The Richest."

By the numbers, Kobe's the richest, and he's been with one team.

Jesus , not everything is a ing shot at SA.

...That's the name of the website. The list is called "the top 10 current NBA players to play for only one team." That's TD.

And I could just as easily say jesus , show some support for the greatest basketball player of his generation who plays for your favorite team. I'm a little shocked at the degree of disagreement on a Spurs forum of all places. I think some of you try too hard to be non-biased, which ironically makes you more biased in the other direction.

[Mel_13]

That's bull to put Bryant over Duncan for many reasons, but mainly because Kobe actually considered leaving the Lakers numerous times, whereas Duncan was never even close to leaving the Spurs. The closest he came was in 2000 when he visited Orlando, but he subsequently claimed to not be very interested.

Timmy is #1 on this list period.

No, it's not.

The list is ordered based on number of years in the NBA. Kobe has been in the league one year longer than Tim. That's all there is to it.

[Arcadian]

No, it's not.

The list is ordered based on number of years in the NBA. Kobe has been in the league one year longer than Tim. That's all there is to it.

If that's the only criterion, then the list le makes no sense. Number of years =/= best player.

If it makes you feel better, my initial statement was hyperbole...It's not total BS, but still Tim should be #1.

[cjw]

Kobe couldn't crack .500 on his own ... needed a few big men to win 4 and 5 (being awful one year helped them nab Bynum at 10th ... Spurs haven't picked inside of 20 with their own pick).

Duncan has been a rock - it's not like the 99 or 03 teams were stacked outside of him and a post-injury Admiral, as Parker and Manu came into their own later. Regular season has to count for something, otherwise Eli Manning and Trent Dilfer would be better QBs than Marino.