The Los Angeles Lakers are still looking for their first win, and their four-game losing streak has spawned a number of news and rumors.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Bryant to Get Traded?
The most recent Lakers rumors indicate that Kobe could get traded, although it seems to be speculation.
ESPN’s Chad Ford says that Lakers general manager and other team executives could follow the Philadelpha 76ers “and let his team slide into oblivion this season.”
“The final option is for the Lakers to convince Bryant to waive his no-trade clause and let the team trade him. If Bryant can show over the next month or so that he’s healthy, several teams that are trying to compete for titles could show interest,” Ford said.
“A reunion with Phil Jackson in New York would be especially possible, and a trade that netted the Lakers young players like Iman Shumpert and Tim Hardaway Jr. along with a 2015 first-round pick and a big expiring salary like Amar'e Stoudemire’s or Andrea Bargnani’s could meet the Lakers’ needs.”
Rick Fox, a former teammate of Bryant’s, suggested recently that the star may want to move on.
“I would not put it past him. If there isn’t a real opportunity for [Bryant] to win a championship there, the thought of him leaving may shock Lakers fans, but I wouldn’t put it past him going in search of one or two more championships,” he said in a recent interview with Larry King.
“Personally, I think it’s going to get done in New York. I really do. I just believe in Phil (Jackson). I’ve been around him. I know Kobe has had his greatest success with Phil in a leadership capacity. So the reuniting of the two is not an unrealistic thought.”
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