Kobe Bryant is synonymous with the Los Angeles Lakers. His No. 24 jersey is the best selling in the NBA (as was his previous No. 8), he is the league’s imminent superstar and without a doubt the game’s best closer.
Kobe Is Really, Really Good, But Gasol May Be Key To Lakers Success
↵But would the Lakers be where they are – defending champs and favored again to advance to the finals for the third straight year – without the contributions of forward Pau Gasol?
↵All the Lakers have done since stealing trading for Gasol two years ago is make the finals twice, claim the title last season, and win 77 percent of their games. It was Gasol’s put-back with 0.5 seconds remaining in the game that led the Lakers to a 95-94 series-clinching victory over the Thunder Friday night.
↵What makes the trade even sweeter for Lakers’ fans is that Los Angeles acquired Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies for nothing. Well, it wasn’t entirely for nothing. The Lakers did send Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, Marc Gasol and two first-round picks to Memphis in return for the Spanish superstar.
↵OK, you’re right, it was for nothing.
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