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I worked out a scenario w/ the Charlotte Bobcats trading for Kobe Bryant. W/ the big disparity in salaries it's possible b/c the Bobcats have like $10 million in cap space. I don't think it's likely, but the Bobcats could keep some good players, give up 3 players w/ potential (and maybe a draft pick?) and still get Kobe. The Lakers aren't really going to trade him b/c their best bet is to get rid of some of those other contracts (Kwame $8 mil? Odom $12 mil? Radmanovic $5 mil for another 5 years?) and build around one of the best players in the league. Still, I think the Bobcats might get a little more love from Charlotte and beyond if they got Kobe.
posted by Dan Smith at
7:50 PM
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Interesting note: the Charlotte Hornets actually drafted Kobe in the 1996 draft and then immediately traded him to the Lakers for Vlade Divac. I'm not sure Kobe was even considering suiting up for Charlotte at the time as he reportedly was only willing to play for a few teams (New Jersey was interested in drafting him but were told he would not play for them) and his agent had managed to work out this trade beforehand. So Kobe's interest in going to Charlotte is probably as high as his interest in going to Antarctica.
If I were the Bobcats, I would modify this trade somewhat. I would substitute Brevin Knight for Felton as Felton will be the better player down the road. But even if Felton was included, I'm sure the Lakers would turn it down as they will get better offers than this.
10:16 AM
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