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NBA rookie of the year
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
Gotta love Cuban.
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NBA Legend
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Heavincent
OP lacks comprehension skills.
And amnestying Kobe would probably be the dumbest thing ever. Lakers will fade into irrelevancy when Kobe is gone.
The Lakers will NEVER "fade into irrelevancy". Kobe doesn't make that franchise.
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NBA Legend
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by kuniva_dAMiGhTy
The Lakers will NEVER "fade into irrelevancy". Kobe doesn't make that franchise. ![More LOL](http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/oldlol.gif)
No kidding. Some here need to study their history....Lakers have had Wilt, Jerry West, Magic, Kareem, Shaq, Kobe....and thats just naming a few spanning generations.
Fade into irrelevancy? come on now folks.
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Game. Set. Match.
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by NoGunzJustSkillz
What's your point? Amnestying Kobe Bryant would do absolutely nothing for the rebuilding process.
My point is that the Lakers will never win a title with Kobe taking up half the salary cap. Obviously they aren't going to amnesty him... but they also aren't winning a title. If they did choose to amnesty him, they would also need to dump Gasol's contract, which would be about 50 million off the books. Resign Dwight, add some shooters, move towards the future.
Again, until Kobe's contract comes off the books, the Lakers will never win an NBA title. They need to rebuild, and paying a 35 year old SG 30 million a year isn't part of the rebuilding process.
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Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
Apparently Mark Cuban and 90% of the posters on this board are idiots. I mean the Lakers could amnesty Gasol or World Peace if they wanted to save money or they could just you wait a year and let all their big contracts expire
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NBA Superstar
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by kuniva_dAMiGhTy
The Lakers will NEVER "fade into irrelevancy". Kobe doesn't make that franchise. ![More LOL](http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/oldlol.gif)
Jerry Buss, the architect of the Lakers success for all these years, is gone. Kobe is all they've got now. Who's gonna take over the reigns when he retires? Dwight Howard?
Going from Kobe to Dwight as your franchise player is a monumental downgrade.
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NBA All-star
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
Why are people even discussing this? You're out of touch with reality if you think they'll even consider this. So many reasons why it makes no sense. You still have to pay a player his salary if you amnesty him, so the Lakers would pay Kobe $30m to NOT play for them?
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Mavs All Day
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by bdreason
My point is that the Lakers will never win a title with Kobe taking up half the salary cap. Obviously they aren't going to amnesty him... but they also aren't winning a title. If they did choose to amnesty him, they would also need to dump Gasol's contract, which would be about 50 million off the books. Resign Dwight, add some shooters, move towards the future.
Again, until Kobe's contract comes off the books, the Lakers will never win an NBA title. They need to rebuild, and paying a 35 year old SG 30 million a year isn't part of the rebuilding process.
Cuban touch a nerve with Laker Stans and there front office...
You can't sit up here and tell me that the Lakers front office NEVER talked about using the amnesty on Kobe...the Lakers front office just don't want to get Hate that's gonna come from it.
Last edited by #1SportsFan86; 02-23-2013 at 04:47 AM.
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KR∆PES
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
Why would anyone amnesty something as valuable as an expiring contract?
The entire roster next season is basically expiring deals aside from Nash
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NBA All-star
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
why is 20 mil not enough for kobe ....why 30 mil.......
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
Cuban has a valid point from an owners stand point , but there is two facts here:
Kobe is in decline , but the amensty clause would be to early on him.
I see him with at least two years of good bball if not some very great games.
BUT look at the money - my word 85 million the Lakers have to pay out in Lux tax.
Granted the Lakers have the cash , but that is a significant amount of money to pay additionally for a player that Buess was thinking was the second coming of Jordan , that will never be.
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Amnesty Kobe would be smart in their rebuild process , problem is Kobe is holding back the future of the Lakers as we speak.
FACT.
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Decent college freshman
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by chazzy
Why are people even discussing this? ![More LOL](http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/oldlol.gif) You're out of touch with reality if you think they'll even consider this. So many reasons why it makes no sense. You still have to pay a player his salary if you amnesty him, so the Lakers would pay Kobe $30m to NOT play for them?
This
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Stay Strong Droth
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by tomtucker
why is 20 mil not enough for kobe ....why 30 mil....... ![Confusedshrug](images/smilies/confusedshrug.gif)
Since the dawn of the nba, only one guy has had a 30 mil salary (and he did it 2x) Next year there will be two. Pretty sure u can guess the two names.
Thats why
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NBA All-star
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Crown&Coke
Since the dawn of the nba, only one guy has had a 30 mil salary (and he did it 2x) Next year there will be two. Pretty sure u can guess the two names.
Thats why
kobe wants to be like mike that badly ??
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Stay Strong Droth
Re: Mark Cuban suggests that Lakers consider using amnesty on Kobe Bryant
![Quote](images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by tomtucker
kobe wants to be like mike that badly ?? ![EEK!](http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.png)
Could be about Mike, could be about doing something only 1 guy has ever done. Had it been KG the only guy touching that salary i still think Kobe would gun for it. Salary is an important thing for these guys with big egos, its bragging rights
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