Kobe is a sideshow , he is paid to give the Lakers their star , they must have to sell TV contracts .
The Kobe = title days are over
He is there as filler , for image, TV, fans who must have something to pay money to see .....to keep the Laker world happy, until
LeBron days are up , and enough assets can be brought in, unhappy stars who are going to fail on contending teams.
There is going to be lots of unhappy stars wanting to switch teams .....as they get older.......like John Wall .....
Eventually , the Lakers will be ready with picks, and cap space to land these unhappy players and begin a new dynasty .
Celtics is the same .....except DA dumps Pierce and KG .....we need a head start on rebuilding on LA......as they have somewhat easier tine recruiting FA s to CA
Nobody is going swat till, LeBron is about 34 or 35