The NBA preseason is underway and already there’s talk of possible destinations to trade the Weezy of hoops to. Why are there talks of trading arguably the coldest cat in the game in the first place?
Let me explain. A) Lakers owner Jerry Buss is certifiably insane. B) Kobe wants out of LA and will walk away in the summer of ’09 anyway, when he becomes a free agent.
Kobe’s feeling that urgency. Dude will be 30 next summer and wants to win now. He ain’t exactly a young LeBron any more. The last time the Lakers pulled the trigger on a big deal (Shaq Diesel), they didn’t get shit in return. That can’t happen this time around.
Here are some possible destinations:
Chicago Bulls
Chi-town is one of the only squads that can afford Bryant, but it’s only worth it for the Lakers if either Ben Gordon or Luol Deng is involved in the deal. Otherwise they’d come up empty. And…if LA trades him to the Eastern Conference it will only have to see him twice a year, instead of him killing them four times a season. Imagine Kobe with Ben Wallace holding down the paint? SUPER UGLY!
Dallas Mavericks
La, La, La, La…Mark Cuban got his money riiight. Enough said.
Phoenix
The Matrix Shawn Marion said he wants out. Could a package of him and draft picks for Bryant be worked out?
New York Knicks
Although no package of bum a** players that New York can put together to ship off to LA for Bryant is good enough, think of it like this â€" we might as well throw the Knicks into the hunt. If they land Kobe, I’m sure Isiah will just have one stipulation for him. That he has to address the hotel clerks that he bangs out on the bathroom mats as B*tches and only b*tches.
This is going to be good…
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