Will Kobe demand a trade if the Lakers fail to get anyone?

[IGOTGAME]

No team outside of the Lakers is willing to take on his 25 million dollar salary.

If said team cared about making money they would.

[HurricaneKid]

Criminy. I am a noted Kobe Basher but even I acknowledge he would be a welcome additional to most of the league even with his immense salary. The problem would be to work out a trade and keep the receiving team on track to win a title.

But it doesn't matter because none of this is even close to happening.

[alenleomessi]

no one wants him, maybe he should go and become goat in euroleague

[greymatter]

If said team cared about making money they would.

Hardly.

Kobe's brand is tied to LA. Trading him away at this point in his career wouldn't suddenly make the other team a big draw.

[Vienceslav]

He is NOT getting traded he will soon retire than leave LA.

[Derka]

Yeah, not thinking this happens at all.

[greymatter]

Criminy. I am a noted Kobe Basher but even I acknowledge he would be a welcome additional to most of the league even with his immense salary. The problem would be to work out a trade and keep the receiving team on track to win a title.

Any team that absorbs his salary in a deal that is actually able to exchange a reasonably close level of talent would almost certainly be trading someone younger and cheaper while at the same time probably guaranteeing that they're never going to compete for a title until after Kobe retires.

The only way Kobe's salary would be "welcome" to any team is if they were to give up trash *coughArenascough*

[NumberSix]

Kobe almost certainly retires a Laker.

[ConanRulesNBC]

Yeah, Kobe has a no-trade clause. I get that. But that only works if the Lakers try and trade Kobe and he doesn't want to be traded. Kobe himself can go and demand a trade.

I'm not saying this is going to happen. I have no "agenda" here. I'm not anti-Kobe. But I finally see how paranoid Kobe/Laker fans are. You post one "what if" thread that doesn't sound good to Laker fans and all of a sudden you have some secret hidden agenda?

But really, think about it. Do you honestly believe that if the Lakers actually get worse and go in a rebuilding era right now while Kobe only has a good 2-3 seasons left that he'll want to stay with the Lakers? He wants to win, so going through a rebuilding process or retiring at this stage of his career is just ridiculous.

[LA_Showtime]

Yeah, Kobe has a no-trade clause. I get that. But that only works if the Lakers try and trade Kobe and he doesn't want to be traded. Kobe himself can go and demand a trade.

I'm not saying this is going to happen. I have no "agenda" here. I'm not anti-Kobe. But I finally see how paranoid Kobe/Laker fans are. You post one "what if" thread that doesn't sound good to Laker fans and all of a sudden you have some secret hidden agenda?

But really, think about it. Do you honestly believe that if the Lakers actually get worse and go in a rebuilding era right now while Kobe only has a good 2-3 seasons left that he'll want to stay with the Lakers? He wants to win, so going through a rebuilding process or retiring at this stage of his career is just ridiculous.

I don't see Kobe demanding a trade, but he will throw a fit.

I have to believe the Lakers have something up their sleeves. Giving away Odom to the defending champs for chump change just doesn't make any sense.

[Doranku]

Kobe went from possibly having his career extended by playing with CP3 to probably retiring in the near future to avoid being on a rebuilding team...

[miles berg]

Hardly.

Kobe's brand is tied to LA. Trading him away at this point in his career wouldn't suddenly make the other team a big draw.

That is the most retarded statement vie read all day.

This is Kobe fn Bryant, the biggest star since Jordan.

He instantly sells every season ticket to any place that gets him and moves millions of jerseys.

Guarantee you that Mark Cuban would take his "bloated contract" lol.

[pauk]

why should he? its not like he can ever win anything again unless he rides out the likes of CP3 or Dwight and so on.... he is old.. he aint even close to being the best player in the NBA anymore... he will be just chilling and chucking for some more points before he retires....

[macpierce]

That is the most retarded statement vie read all day.

This is Kobe fn Bryant, the biggest star since Jordan.

He instantly sells every season ticket to any place that gets him and moves millions of jerseys.

This is true

[swi7ch]

Hopefully.