Originally posted on 10/30/2014:

Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
That's true. But what good does it do to pay Kobe 24 mil for 2 worthless seasons.

I wonder if they might somehow end up trading him. Not sure how easy that would be with his contract though.
Why r people on this site so dumb?? Why is it so hard to figure out?? Kobe Bryant is a bargain for the Lakers. It's pretty simple. They pay him 24m but would really pay him 50m. They know nobody is coming to LA over the next couple yrs. They know they can't win over the next couple yrs. So they have 2 options:

1) Let an icon walk & get lynched by fans & watch a 4000 zillion TV contract tank.
2) Pay Kobe & take advantage of his profitability during his last couple seasons.

Kobe makes the Lakers organization well beyond 24m per yr. They wisely are protecting their TV deal & sponsors & milking Kobe for every last bit. Once Kobe is gone then they put their full court press rebuild plan into motion.

FIGURE IT OUT YOU DUMBFUKKS!!