I sure hope so..
I really hope not. I don't want there to be a Kobe-LeBron rivalry anymore than there already is.
The biggest problem with the NBA is that it has become a "superstars" league -- too much showboating and me-first and kid-glove treatment of the stars by the refs (traveling for LeBron or DWade means more than 7 steps, for the Gabe Pruitts of the world it means more than 2 steps; and heaven help you if you look funny at LeBron: TECHNICAL!).
The beauty of teams like the Celtics, Pistons (prior to AI) and Spurs is that they are TEAMs, not individual players searching for individual glory (Kobe's whole quest for another championship is all about showing the "he can do it without Shaq", not about "helping the team to win").