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Kobe Bryant just played his trump card—and in the fallout, Jerry Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers will give in to his will.
Maybe Jerry West is a prerequisite here. More likely he's not.
Aside from the whole "I don't like Phil Jackson, I don't like Jerry Buss, I don't like Jim Buss, I want to watch my son play basketball at WVU, I'm taking a year off" mantra that's being floated on West's behalf these days, I just can't see how or why he could pull off some miracle deal that Kupchak can't.
That said: It's a desperately vague solution to a deeper problem—but if you're the Los Angeles Lakers management, you do make a run at West to make Kobe happy. Maybe you give him big bucks to come in as a consultant, maybe you don't. The important thing here is how your actions are perceived by Kobe Bryant and by the media and fans.
Done and done.
Now on to the important stuff like, "How are we going to win more basketball games?"
Here's where Kobe really has Buss by the balls. Everyone under the sun knows that the Los Angeles Lakers need to do something drastic from a player-personel standpoint. Zach Randolph isn't going cut it. Jermaine O'Neil isn't going to cut it. I suggested yesterday that Pau Gasol might be an intriguing option—but honestly, Gasol alone is not going to make the Los Angeles Lakers a championship-level team.
As I see it, the Los Angeles Lakers have one option and one option only: Do whatever it takes to trade for Kevin Garnett.
If he still has the authority, Kupchak should propose the following:
The Timberwolves get their center of the future (Andrew Bynum), an above average 3/4 (Odom), and a solid reserve at worst in Kwame Brown...who will likely find more success in a smaller market with fewer distractions. The draft picks are a nice bonus, especially because, as it stands, Minnesota doesn't have any for about 20 years.
Thank you Señor McHale.
The Wolves can build a team around Randy Foye and Andrew Bynum, with some immediate veteran help from Ricky Davis and Odom. No it's not the most hopeful situation in the NBA—but it's a hell of a lot better than losing Garnett for nothing or just-about-nothing next year.
On the flip side, the Los Angeles Lakers get their impact superstar and become immediate championship contenders. They start Farmar (or a new vet point guard) with Kobe Bryant, Walton, Smith, and Garnett. It should be good enough to satisfy Kobe...and to keep the fanbase engaged for the next five or six years (assuming they can resign Garnett after next season—an extension would probably need to be agreed upon pre-trade).
Pull this off and all is well in Lakerland, Kobeland, Garnettland and David Stern's office.
Then we can finally put this whiny melodrama to bed.
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