Uh... Kobe trade demand?

[Clippersfan86]

Stephen A Smith mentioned rumors of a Kobe trade demand tonight. He sounded dead serious. This is not going to end well if true. :facepalm . Instead of shipping Odom they should of apologized and tried to restore the chemistry on the team.

[9erEmpire]

lies.

[macpierce]

rofl i doubt it

[Clippersfan86]

Kobe was supposedly furious with Lakers front office and how they have handled this offseason. I swear on my family I'm not trolling you guys. Not sure how legit Stephen's "source" is obviously.

[kenny817]

Could be true...he's done it before lol

[AMISTILLILL]

Stephen A Smith mentioned rumors of a Kobe trade demand tonight. He sounded dead serious. This is not going to end well if true. :facepalm . Instead of shipping Odom they should of apologized and tried to restore the chemistry on the team.

Link?

[Stat & Melo]

Stephen A is a clown and full of shit. Everyone knows Kobe ain't going nowhere.

[talkingconch]

Stephen A Smith PREDICTED Kobe would demand a trade.

[Walker]

Good luck with that. What team exactly is gonna want his damn near half the salary cap contract? No one, that's who.

[Clippersfan86]

Link?

It was on the Stephen A Smith radio show tonight. When he was ripping up the Lakers for like 2 hours straight. I'm not saying it's legit for sure.. but he didn't seem to be kidding.

[DuMa]

Lakers will amnesty this guy next year anyway

[Vienceslav]

Yeah , but where would he go?

[kenny817]

Good luck with that. What team exactly is gonna want his damn near half the salary cap contract? No one, that's who.

If by "no one" you mean "everyone"...then yes...you are correct

[Clippersfan86]

Stephen A Smith PREDICTED Kobe would demand a trade.

Ah my bad for fu**ing up. I wasn't paying 100 percent attention and I guess this is what happens when you don't give 100 percent focus. Mods feel free to change my title to something less misleading. I wasn't trolling and included a question mark because I wasn't sure if legit.

[clipps]

It's obvious that Kobe and DFish are furious on how things turned out for the Lakers but I doubt they'd demand a trade. Kobe did this before and all it did was **** the Clippers back in 04.

[talkingconch]

Stephen A Smith mentioned rumors of a Kobe trade demand tonight. He sounded dead serious. This is not going to end well if true. :facepalm . Instead of shipping Odom they should of apologized and tried to restore the chemistry on the team.

oh and don't neg me for no reason clown

[KDthunderup]

lol who would want a 34 yr old with one of the largest contracts in the league? His stuck in LA

[9erEmpire]

SAS seems to more retarded as he gets with age.

did you see that 'bit he did with Skip?

he done lost his mind.

[Kurosawa0]

Good luck with that. What team exactly is gonna want his damn near half the salary cap contract? No one, that's who.

There are plenty of teams that would take him just for his market value. The problem is that Kobe wouldn't agree to go to any of those teams.

[macpierce]

lol who would want a 34 yr old with one of the largest contracts in the league? His stuck in LA
any team that would like to sell jerseys and tickets lol, youre talking about the biggest star since MJ

[9erEmpire]

There are plenty of teams that would take him just for his market value. The problem is that Kobe wouldn't agree to go to any of those teams.

yep.

he would make a contender, instant champions.

[KDthunderup]

any team that would like to sell jerseys and tickets lol, youre talking about the biggest star since MJ$25mill contract, (back ended) no one would want a piece of that shit, especially when Kobe becomes irrelevant in a year or 2.

[RazorBaLade]

$25mill contract, no one would want a piece of that shit, especially when Kobe becomes irrelevant in a year or 2.

he wil be able to put up at least 25 on 45% for wayyyyy more than 2 years

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Stephen A Smith mentioned rumors of a Kobe trade demand tonight. He sounded dead serious. This is not going to end well if true. :facepalm . Instead of shipping Odom they should of apologized and tried to restore the chemistry on the team.

guess you are pretty high after CP3 trade...calm down man....

[upside24]

Does SAS scream on his radio show too?

[Clippersfan86]

guess you are pretty high after CP3 trade...calm down man....

:facepalm . Yes.. me being high on CP3 has to do with me thinking there might have been a Kobe trade demand.

[Batz]

Does SAS scream on his radio show too?
The guy doesn't even stop to breathe.

[KDthunderup]

he wil be able to put up at least 25 on 45% for wayyyyy more than 2 years
He only just accomplished that this year, look at his stats, his declining, no 35 yr old (apart from Jordan) is going to be a 25ppg player.

[upside24]

The guy doesn't even stop to breathe.
:roll: He can be hilarious though.

[Walker]

Seems some people don't quite understand just how near impossible it is to move that contract.

Unless LA are willing to deal him to Washington for Lewis and crappy fillers it ain't gonna happen :facepalm

[SacJB Shady]

You guys are all counting kobe out too early. I think he will be a good player for atleast 5 more years.

[KDthunderup]

Seems some people don't quite understand just how near impossible it is to move that contract.

Unless LA are willing to deal him to Washington for Lewis and crappy fillers it ain't gonna happen :facepalm
exactly.

brb, trading heaps of young talent, for a 34yr old with a $25 mill contract :oldlol:

[Fiasco]

We will all go to bed tonight, and wake up to Kobe being a Clipper.

Make it happen, Neil!

[AMISTILLILL]

You guys are all counting kobe out too early. I think he will be a good player for atleast 5 more years.

This. I hate the Lakers but even I know Kobe will have similar career longevity of Jordan. Certainly not as prolific a scorer or as vital an asset at that age, but certainly a top 10 (between top 6 and 9) best player four or five years from now.

[chazzy]

http://www.orangepower.com/attachments/boo-this-man-gif.8272/

[stallionaire]

What if Kobe joined the Bulls?

[b0bab0i]

We will all go to bed tonight, and wake up to Kobe being a Clipper.

Make it happen, Neil!
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[JohnnyFord]

What if Kobe joined the Bulls?
sources say lakers are going to send kobe to the bulls for scalabrine!!
Black mamba for White mamba
looks like the lakers are taking back LA!
:cheers:

[Clippersfan86]

It's obvious that Kobe and DFish are furious on how things turned out for the Lakers but I doubt they'd demand a trade. Kobe did this before and all it did was **** the Clippers back in 04.

Even if rumor is false/speculation is false.. no question Lakers chemistry as a team is compromised. It started with the affairs and drama in the playoffs, now the Odom thing.. and now Fisher+Kobe unhappy with offseason. I think it's going to be really dramatic.

[stallionaire]

sources say lakers are going to send kobe to the bulls for scalabrine!!
Black mamba for White mamba
looks like the lakers are taking back LA!
:cheers:
:oldlol:

[Haymaker]

Kobe is untradeable. Too high of a contract, not many good year left.

[(e)]

Clippersfan needs his thread making abilities revoked for awhile. Wtf is this sheittt?

[stallionaire]

He has 3 good years left in him.

[Force]

This. I hate the Lakers but even I know Kobe will have similar career longevity of Jordan. Certainly not as prolific a scorer or as vital an asset at that age, but certainly a top 10 (between top 6 and 9) best player four or five years from now.

You are behind high. He isn't even top 10 last year and you think he will do that for 5 more seasons? Kobe can still win it all with a lot of help and a great system like before. But the Best of Kobe is over with.

[TheCorporation]

This. I hate the Lakers but even I know Kobe will have similar career longevity of Jordan. Certainly not as prolific a scorer or as vital an asset at that age, but certainly a top 10 (between top 6 and 9) best player four or five years from now.

Kobe was #6 last year in my books

LBJ, Howard, Wade, Dirk, Durant,

So that would put Kobe in the runnings with CP3, Rose, Amare, Melo, DWill, etc.

Do you really think he will retain his 6-9 spot for 5 more years?

I think 2 at best. He is only getting older. He will definitely be a great player, but top 6-9 for 5 more years is a big stretch in my opinoin.

[senelcoolidge]

The Clippers have a spot on the bench as the back up SG. Kobe is welcome to come.

[Rooster]

You are behind high. He isn't even top 10 last year and you think he will do that for 5 more seasons? Kobe can still win it all with a lot of help and a great system like before. But the Best of Kobe is over with.

Who are top 10 in your book last year? :facepalm . Kobe might be slowing but he was easily one of the 10 best players last year.

[clipps]

The Clippers have a spot on the bench as the back up SG. Kobe is welcome to come.

:oldlol: this guy

[SourGrapes]

The Clippers have a spot on the bench as the back up SG. Kobe is welcome to come.

Even though you feel relevant for the first time, no one cares

[LakersReign]

Bunch of know nothing about basketball haters with nothing better to do. Kobe has a trade ticker in his contract that has to be used this year. And if y'all would use the internet for something other than trolling, y'all could easily look that up. With the season starting in less than a week, where exactly is he supposed to go?!

Y'all seriously need to shut up, go sit down somewhere and find something better to do

[32Dayz]

Y'all

lol

[LakersReign]

Lebrons Arrogance doesn't magically cancel out Kobes that isn't how it works.

Oh, and by the way, since you're OBVIOUSLY illiterate:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/y'all

Please continue dancing, further embarrassing yourself, while being delusional enough to actually believe somebody other than you is taking you seriously:facepalm

[32Dayz]

I find it sad and yet also quite humorous how you have multiple quotes of mine saved somewhere in a word/notepad file.

Get a life mein... :facepalm :lol

[LakersReign]

I find it sad and yet also quite humorous how you have multiple quotes of mine saved somewhere in a word/notepad file.

Get a life mein... :facepalm :lol

You TRIED to be a smart***....AS USUAL, left yourself wide open for that one....AS USUAL....AND got hit....AS USUAL!:applause:

Oh, and by the way, I don't need any lectures about life from a LYING jack***, who claims to be college educated. And who also claims to have played college ball, but takes ONE WHOLE DAY to tell us which college he supposedly went to and supposedly played for.:wtf:

And another thing, that supposed word/notepad file is a website called www.insidehoops.com clown:facepalm

Please continue dancing, further embarrassing yourself, while being delusional enough to actually believe somebody other than you is taking you seriously :facepalm

[Force]

Who are top 10 in your book last year? :facepalm . Kobe might be slowing but he was easily one of the 10 best players last year.

Just take a look at the player of the week results from last year. How many times did Kobe make it compared to the elite last year?

Do I really have the list them? Did Kobe play better than Westbrook even last year? Was he that much better than Monta Ellis? Zach Randolph? Kobe wasn't anything special last year and the 1st team all defense is a total joke. He didn't have a good year defensively either.

In a rush but off the head. Dirk, Dwight, Durant, Lebron, Wade, Amare, Melo, Rose, CP3, Blake, Aldridge, Love, CP3....I might be missing some. Kobe was better last year than how many of those players named above? Even in terms of Fantasy league numbers the projections for Kobe outside of the top 15 already. There are a whole wave of other players on the rise as Kobe fades more and more. Steph Curry, John Wall, Eric Gordon, Horford, Noah, Gay, Holiday...How many of those players do you think Kobe is going to be better and more valuable than when he is 37 years old? LOL

Evan Pau is acceptable on this list. Was Kobe any better than him last year?

[RazorBaLade]

Just take a look at the player of the week results from last year. How many times did Kobe make it compared to the elite last year?

Do I really have the list them? Did Kobe play better than Westbrook even last year? Was he that much better than Monta Ellis? Zach Randolph? Kobe wasn't anything special last year and the 1st team all defense is a total joke. He didn't have a good year defensively either.

In a rush but off the head. Dirk, Dwight, Durant, Lebron, Wade, Amare, Melo, Rose, CP3, Blake, Aldridge, Love, CP3....I might be missing some. Kobe was better last year than how many of those players named above? Even in terms of Fantasy league numbers the projections for Kobe outside of the top 15 already. There are a whole wave of other players on the rise as Kobe fades more and more. Steph Curry, John Wall, Eric Gordon, Horford, Noah, Gay, Holiday...How many of those players do you think Kobe is going to be better and more valuable than when he is 37 years old? LOL

Evan Pau is acceptable on this list. Was Kobe any better than him last year?

shouldnt give away the fact that youre trolling so easily

maybe next time

[swi7ch]

If Kobe really wanted to win another ring, he would've prevented Odom's departure.

[Sarcastic]

Welcome to New York, Kobe. :cheers:

[Allstar24]

Stephen A about a week ago: "The Lakers got Chris Paul. Dwight is on the way." Anyone who takes his rant seriously is far more stupid than he is. At least he is getting paid to troll on radio.

[Da Doc04]

Stephen A about a week ago: "The Lakers got Chris Paul. Dwight is on the way." Anyone who takes his rant seriously is far more stupid than he is. At least he is getting paid to troll on radio.


but the Lakers did have Chris Paul..... Stern vetoed it. :facepalm

veto- to unilaterally stop an official action

[Allstar24]

but the Lakers did have Chris Paul..... Stern vetoed it. :facepalm

veto- is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action
Well yeah, that's a whole different topic. But this guy says everything like its a fact and 99% of the time, he is dead wrong. He guaranteed we would lose in the 2010 Finals and then Kobe called him out after we won...you think he gives any inside info to this clown? Hell no.

[Sarcastic]

but the Lakers did have Chris Paul..... Stern vetoed it. :facepalm

veto- is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action

Eh. Every trade requires approval of the league. This was one the league didn't approve. So they never had him. What they did have was the commitment from a rookie GM that had no idea what he was doing, and had little oversight from above him.

[Da Doc04]

^
disapproving a trade and vetoing it is 2 different things tho.

disapproving a trade means the trade wasnt official... which we hear all the time

vetoing a trade means the trade was official and then stopped by someone with power.... which we RARELY hear

at least thats my understanding and why it was such a big deal in the media...

[Sarcastic]

What? It was never official. It was agreed to in principle. It still required league approval. That approval never came.

[PrimeJohnnyDepp]

It's obvious that Kobe and DFish are furious on how things turned out for the Lakers

How can that ****ing problem be furious at a problem? It's like Artest being furious, or Walton.

[Da Doc04]

^^ ohh ok... guess I was wrong.

[Mr Know It All]

Classic Kobe. The one year his team may be a little worse and struggle to contend he wants to demand a trade. This guy's competitiveness is so overrated, hopefully this puts to rest any comment of him coming close to Michael Jordan in this category.

Kobe demands to have great teams handed to him, he did this before when he had two bad years after Shaq left. You would never see guys like Dirk, Duncan, or hell even Kevin Garnett pulling crap like this. Dirk and Duncan have respect for their respective front offices and acknowledge how must talent has been put around them in the past years. Dirk had his best friend in the world taken off the team controversially, and didn't say a WORD.

Shut up Kobe.

[Rhyen]

Classic Kobe. The one year his team may be a little worse and struggle to contend he wants to demand a trade. This guy's competitiveness is so overrated, hopefully this puts to rest any comment of him coming close to Michael Jordan in this category.

Kobe demands to have great teams handed to him, he did this before when he had two bad years after Shaq left. You would never see guys like Dirk, Duncan, or hell even Kevin Garnett pulling crap like this. Dirk and Duncan have respect for their respective front offices and acknowledge how must talent has been put around them in the past years. Dirk had his best friend in the world taken off the team controversially, and didn't say a WORD.

Shut up Kobe.

Please, PLEASE FAP IT more to what Stephen A Smith says... Him and Skip are paid to troll radio and TV.

So true that haters love to hate no matter who/what is the topic of discussion

[32Dayz]

97-04 = Shaq
2010 = Gasol

[Vertical-24]

Classic Kobe. The one year his team may be a little worse and struggle to contend he wants to demand a trade. This guy's competitiveness is so overrated, hopefully this puts to rest any comment of him coming close to Michael Jordan in this category.

Kobe demands to have great teams handed to him, he did this before when he had two bad years after Shaq left. You would never see guys like Dirk, Duncan, or hell even Kevin Garnett pulling crap like this. Dirk and Duncan have respect for their respective front offices and acknowledge how must talent has been put around them in the past years. Dirk had his best friend in the world taken off the team controversially, and didn't say a WORD.

Shut up Kobe.

:facepalm at you actually taking this seriously. Kobe is not going anywhere. He will be a Laker for life, and even though he has wanted to bail twice in his career (04 and 07), he's not going to at this point. Kobe's contract is huge and his fan-base was bred in L.A. To bail on his team within the final years of his career sounds atrocious. He will retire a Laker.

And Kobe not being a top 10 ? Whoever believes he wasn't needs to sit their asses down. Kobe didn't have the best year, but he didn't have the worst either. He was easily Top 8 on statistic alone :facepalm Trolls will be trolls I guess :facepalm

[Mr Know It All]

:facepalm at you actually taking this seriously. Kobe is not going anywhere. He will be a Laker for life, and even though he has wanted to bail twice in his career (04 and 07), he's not going to at this point. Kobe's contract is huge and his fan-base was bred in L.A. To bail on his team within the final years of his career sounds atrocious. He will retire a Laker.

And Kobe not being a top 10 ? Whoever believes he wasn't needs to sit their asses down. Kobe didn't have the best year, but he didn't have the worst either. He was easily Top 8 on statistic alone :facepalm Trolls will be trolls I guess :facepalm

When did I say he wasn't top 10?:confusedshrug:

If I did say that, it would be in reference to him not being a top 10 player of all time, which I don't believe he is. More in the top 15 or top 20 range. I admit that this course of action is probably more likely with Kobe, but even as a fan you must admit his loyalty is fleeting. It's pathetic that a guy who has been with a franchise that has provided 5 championships and 7 Finals births is getting complacent and even thinking of shipping out. Of course this could be Stephen A. Smith bullshit, but I wouldn't put it past Kobe at all.

[Allstar24]

This thread should be deleted. Kobe didn't demand a trade and the Lakers said they will trade anyone except Kobe. It is not going to happen. This is the second time this Clipper fan made a topic about Kobe "demanding" a trade when Kobe has given absolutely NO indication of that whatsoever. And as laughable as it is, there are some people who are so damn stupid, they will actually believe this...as clearly illustrated a few posts above.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

When did I say he wasn't top 10?:confusedshrug:

If I did say that, it would be in reference to him not being a top 10 player of all time, which I don't believe he is. More in the top 15 or top 20 range. I admit that this course of action is probably more likely with Kobe, but even as a fan you must admit his loyalty is fleeting. It's pathetic that a guy who has been with a franchise that has provided 5 championships and 7 Finals births is getting complacent and even thinking of shipping out. Of course this could be Stephen A. Smith bullshit, but I wouldn't put it past Kobe at all.

Kobe is not a "good guy". He's far from loyal as well.

But he doesn't give a shit. Kobe got his taste of championship success and wants more. Winning is everything; losing isn't an option.

[2010splash]

Unless they get Dwight Howard, it could be true. How the hell are they going to compete if they got swept in the second round last year AND got even worse by dumping a borderline all-star player for nothing? (again, none of this matters if they get Howard).

If not, come to Chicago like you should have 5 years ago.

[guy]

This thread should be deleted. Kobe didn't demand a trade and the Lakers said they will trade anyone except Kobe. It is not going to happen. This is the second time this Clipper fan made a topic about Kobe "demanding" a trade when Kobe has given absolutely NO indication of that whatsoever. And as laughable as it is, there are some people who are so damn stupid, they will actually believe this...as clearly illustrated a few posts above.

Well Kobe has demanded trades before and Stephen A. has been right many times before, when no one saw it coming (Lebron to Miami). I doubt its true, but its not farfetched at all.

[bigdog13]

Stephen A Smith PREDICTED Kobe would demand a trade.

I dont understand, is there a difference between predicts and romours? not on InsideHoops.

[guy]

If he really demands a trade, Kobe has to be arguably the biggest frontrunner in NBA history.

[Sarcastic]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/nycrazyboi718/Kobe_Knicks.jpg

[Yung D-Will]

Kobe's had one of the greatest careers and hes started to wine done wouldnt be suprised if he stays and mentors the young players the lakers aquire then retire as a laker

[Allstar24]

Well Kobe has demanded trades before and Stephen A. has been right many times before, when no one saw it coming (Lebron to Miami). I doubt its true, but its not farfetched at all.
As a Laker, he has demanded a trade ONCE, when he was in his prime and frustrated the Lakers weren't bringing him any help. No different from what Dwight just did. The point is, he's still here. He's an elite player and has about 3 years to go...he will go down as the greatest Laker ever if he retires with this club. Why the f*ck would he mess all that up to be traded to some shitty team now? Like, don't you people have functional brains or at least common sense?

Yeah Stephen A will pull stuff out of his ass all the time and once in a blue moon, he'll be right. It's dumb to use the Lebron thing as a reason to boost Stephen A's credibility. That guy was a free agent, anyone off the street could have made a lucky guess about where he was going and been right. Kobe has given no indication of wanting to be traded, period. I'm done here. I think reading posts on this forum is making me lose brain cells.

[guy]

As a Laker, he has demanded a trade ONCE, when he was in his prime and frustrated the Lakers weren't bringing him any help. No different from what Dwight just did. The point is, he's still here. He's an elite player and has about 3 years to go...he will go down as the greatest Laker ever if he retires with this club. Why the f*ck would he mess all that up to be traded to some shitty team now? Like, don't you people have functional brains or at least common sense?

Yeah Stephen A will pull stuff out of his ass all the time and once in a blue moon, he'll be right. It's dumb to use the Lebron thing as a reason to boost Stephen A's credibility. That guy was a free agent, anyone off the street could have made a lucky guess about where he was going and been right. Kobe has given no indication of wanting to be traded, period. I'm done here. I think reading posts on this forum is making me lose brain cells.

Wow, dude you're really sensitive. The fact that he's done it before ONCE is enough to make it not far-fetched that he could do it again. And anyway, its not like other great players haven't spent almost their whole career with one team, only to go somewhere else at the end i.e. Jordan, Hakeem, Ewing, Malone. And Stephen A. isn't reporting this as a rumor/news. Its a PREDICTION based on the fact that he personally knows Kobe. And no one is thinking he'd get traded to a shitty team. He does have a no-trade clause. Like I said, I doubt it happens but its not completely ridiculous to think.

[INDI]

U guys are hilarious. There is literally only about 4-5 players in the league that would be off limits in a trade for Kobe. The rest could get it. Kobe would make any team, ANY TEAM BAR NONE, either a threat or serious contender. There is only about 7 players I. The league that can do that. The only thing that would scare a team from trading another superstar for him is age. And Kobe will be a top ten player for a minimum of 3 yrs (max 5). Get off that drink called hater-aid because it's leaving you dehydrated.

[INDI]

If he did get traded it would only be to bulls or Knicks. Had Kobe been 25 a straight up swap for him and rose wouldve lifted both teams because both players fit the other teams needs. A swap of those guys (again if age wasn't an issue) would lead their team to the NBA finals. It would be phenomenal ( for a third time, if age wasn't an issue).

[NumberSix]

I would doubt this

[JohnnyWall]

The Lakers are not going to give their best franchise player in Laker history.

[iggy>]

Kobe to the clippers :applause:

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Does SAS scream on his radio show too?
yes!!! i was listening to him during the whole chris paul/lakers b.s. and he was screaming so long one time he sounded like he was in tears.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

kobe to the hornets for eric gordon in 90 days or whatever

[sipitri]

U guys are hilarious. There is literally only about 4-5 players in the league that would be off limits in a trade for Kobe. The rest could get it. Kobe would make any team, ANY TEAM BAR NONE, either a threat or serious contender. There is only about 7 players I. The league that can do that. The only thing that would scare a team from trading another superstar for him is age. And Kobe will be a top ten player for a minimum of 3 yrs (max 5). Get off that drink called hater-aid because it's leaving you dehydrated.
So you trade him to charlotte for Kemba Walker (Someone must go the other way) and the bobcats are a threat.
Then they trade him to cleveland for Kirye Irving and now everyone is scared od CLEVELAND! But they decide to trade him to Detroit/Toront and et voil

[PowerGlove]

Stephen A is a clown and full of shit. Everyone knows Kobe ain't going nowhere.
is this what we do now? last week, broussard was a bum and full of shit and people told sas was much,much better. now sas is a bum and full of shit. i guess no one isnt full of shit.

[blablabla]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/nycrazyboi718/Kobe_Knicks.jpg
that would be so awesome

[AMISTILLILL]

You are behind high. He isn't even top 10 last year and you think he will do that for 5 more seasons? Kobe can still win it all with a lot of help and a great system like before. But the Best of Kobe is over with.

Behind high, huh? How was he not top 10 last year? You're in the minority if you don't think he was at least top 10 last year.

I hate the guy and his team, but let's be serious here. He's reevaluated his game to deal with his injuries and declining athleticism over the past few seasons and he can do it again.

[The Choken One]

Behind high, huh? How was he not top 10 last year? You're in the minority if you don't think he was at least top 10 last year.

I hate the guy and his team, but let's be serious here. He's reevaluated his game to deal with his injuries and declining athleticism over the past few seasons and he can do it again.
This.

Best part about Kobe is how well he adapts and changes his gameplay... truly amazing to watch.