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gasol and mwp

Last week I talked about possible off-season plans and expectations for Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum. While Bryant and Bynum are expected to be in purple and gold for at least a few more years, these


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Bryant and Bynum

The NBA Finals have officially begun, and for the second straight year the Lakers disappointingly did not make it to the end. While Lakers management will be busy during the summer with the draft, free agency


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kobe-durant

Steve Kerr said it during Monday night’s Game 5 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs; we are witnessing a changing of the guard in the NBA with the Thunder’s propulsion to the


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Lamar-Odom

This off-season is filled with even more uncertainty for the Los Angeles Lakers than last year, and that says a lot considering the league was locked out last summer, fall and into the early winter. The


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kobe bryant

Kobe Bryant, Shooting Guard 2011-12 Grade: B+ Ramona Shelburne from ESPNLosAngeles.com described Kobe Bryant’s development in a clear-cut way: Kobe Bryant figured out how to make himself into a great player a long time ago. His


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jordanhill

2011-12 Grade: C+ When Jordan Hill was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Houston Rockets at the trade deadline in March, he was simply known as the guy who management traded the beloved Derek


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kobe-durant

Everyone knew going into this series that it was going to be challenging and would test the Lakers as a team. For the second year in a row, the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs in


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bynum-perkins

The Lakers look to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss in Game 2 as they continue the series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game 3 marks the start of back-to-back games in Los Angeles. Now that


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lakers v. thunder

This loss is going to take a bit of time to get over. I still have no words for the last two minutes of Game 2 when the Lakers managed to blow a seven point lead,


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russellwestbrook

Well, this wasn’t the impression that the Lakers should have made on the second round series opener against the Thunder, was it? The Lakers were coming off a grueling first round series against the Denver Nuggets


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