I was in highschool when this trade happened and in my head I'm thinking oh yeah!!leagues f*ccked now!!!Kobe's winning now!this is an automatic ring baby!...that's all Kobe needed!Boom-boom!Pau!
It was this move and the return of Phil Jackson that prevented Bryant from leaving the organisation for either the Bulls or Clippers. His agent was instrumental in talking him down from that. His name? Rob Pelinka. His eventual reward for his efforts? Being named Lakers GM after Bryant retired.
Well I had a couple of thoughts on that too. This person that we see with the red lightsabre isnt the master. We havent seen the master yet but it wouldnt surprise me if its Mother Koril.
With all the hype and records LeBron has shattered over the last few years , he will never come close to Kobe as a player and as a family man and husband and a father ! Kobe was as close to Jordan then any other player could be