This is not the first time that Kobe has had conflicts with the Lakers management. Thinking back to the year when the OK team broke up, Kobe put pressure on the team management as a free player. He or O'Neal could only
Pick one!
In the end, Lakers boss Buss decided to keep the younger and more talented Kobe Bryant, and sent O'Neal to the Heat in a three-for-one trade.
Of course, no one knows whether this incident is true or not, and no one can rule out that this is news deliberately released by the Lakers management to make Kobe take the blame. After all, the Lakers management also wanted to get rid of O'Neal at that time, and it was already past time to get rid of this.
In his peak period, his salary in 2005 reached 27.7 million US dollars, and his salary in 2006 was as high as 30.6 million US dollars, but he still wanted to renew a two-year contract worth 60 million US dollars!
O'Neal's "greed" has already made the Lakers management very dissatisfied. The conflict between Kobe and O'Neal just intensified, so it is not ruled out that the Lakers sent away O'Neal and put the blame on Kobe. Anyway, they are not the first
Did this once.
Originally, Kobe had to bear the blame. It is inevitable to take the blame several times in life, but after the O'Neal trade, the Lakers' lineup made Kobe dissatisfied. O'Neal was traded to the Heat, but no players with corresponding capabilities were exchanged.
, traded O'Neal in exchange for Caron Butler, Odom, Grant and a first-round draft pick.
Brian Grant came to the Lakers purely as a salary balancer. With a salary of more than 2,000, he only stayed for one season after coming to the Lakers. However, he suffered from knee injuries and was amnestyed by the Lakers.
He was let go under the terms of the contract, and then he went to the Suns to play a few games before directly choosing to retire.
Caron Butler was subsequently given up by the Lakers and sent to the Wizards with only a second-round pick. The only one left was Lamar Odom. Unfortunately, this guy known as the left-handed magician cannot make up for the loss of O'Neal.
The loss, coupled with his increasingly obvious tendency to lose focus on the game after coming to the Lakers, the Lakers undoubtedly made a mistake. In addition, Payton followed O'Neal to the Heat, and Karl Malone directly chose
After retiring, Derek Fisher was also traded, and the Lakers' lineup was devastated. Although Kobe gained the leadership position, the Lakers were no longer the powerful purple and gold dynasty, and even failed to enter the playoffs for a time.
On the contrary, the Heat's record improved rapidly after acquiring O'Neal. In the first year, they reached the Eastern Conference Finals. In the second year, they directly won the championship. Dwyane Wade won the Finals MVP. How about such a sharp contrast?
It can prevent Kobe from being angry, not to mention that when the contrast between the two is obvious, some media will inevitably make some sarcastic remarks and compare their respective achievements after separation, which will make Kobe even more embarrassed and unhappy.
It is not difficult to see from this that the Lakers' trade for O'Neal is not about choosing one of two people, but to reduce salary expenses.
Under this situation, Kobe became angry with the Lakers management for the first time. Rumors about Kobe's trade broke out after the 2005-06 season. Subsequently, the Lakers management made some transactions, such as signing Radmano.
Veach signed Kwame Brown in an attempt to calm Kobe's anger, but now it seems that the effect is not very good.
As a substitute, Radmanovic can score points piecemeal, but it is impossible for him to serve as the main force to make up for the internal shortcomings caused by O'Neal's departure to the Heat. Kwame Brown is strong in defense and weak in offense, and the team
Ronny Turiaf, another player with strong defense and weak offense, has overlapping effects and is not of much use.
But no one expected that Kobe would suddenly go berserk without warning at this time.
What on earth is Kobe thinking, and what is he thinking? No one knows this except himself, but the next game will not stop because of this. After losing to the Heat in the Christmas game, the Lakers
Take a plane to Orlando to challenge the Magic.
Kobe Bryant changed his appearance again in this game. Kobe Bryant, who was listless in the last game, was as energetic as if he had taken stimulants. From the first quarter, he entered individual singles mode. As long as the ball reached his
Don't think that he will pass the ball out of his hands. If the ball goes out of his hands, then the only target is the basket.
However, compared to the last game where Kobe had no energy at all, although Kobe was a little too excited today and his shooting percentage was really not guaranteed due to his frequent strong hits, it could still make Adrian breathe a sigh of relief. Since Kobe
With such passion, Adrian no longer needs to attack the basket. He calms down, takes it seriously, does his job of sorting out the team meticulously, and tries his best to hand the ball to those with space to attack.
In the hands of players,
Of course, when there is not much difference in offensive opportunities between Kobe and other players, Adrian will still give priority to handing the basketball to Kobe. After all, compared to other players, his offensive ability makes him more confident in scoring.
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The Magic suffered a three-game losing streak and gave up their first place in the Southeast Division. The Lakers also relied on a record of 22 wins and seven losses during this period to rank second in the Pacific Division, following the Suns, with two goals.
There were only two wins between the teams. Although the shooting percentage was only 45%, Kobe scored 50 points with great power, once again refreshing his scoring record this season, and also putting himself in the player's personal scoring list.
With 28.8 points, he surpassed Dwyane Wade and Gilbert Arenas and ranked third in the scoring list. The ones ahead of him were Carmelo Anthony, who ranked first.
With Allen Iverson ranked second, the Nuggets' golden backcourt duo ranked first and second respectively.
Then in the away game against the Bobcats, despite being restricted by Bobcats general Gerald Wallace, Kobe only scored 27 points, but he passed out six assists, and Adrian also sent out 16
With 11 points and 11 assists, the Lakers beat the Bobcats 98-78 by 20 points.
At the same time, Adrian, who has sent over ten assists in three consecutive games, also relied on his excellent performance during this period to rank second in the assists list, surpassing Deron Williams with an average of 9.7 assists per game, closely following
Behind two-time MVP Steve Nash, it is probably impossible for Adrian to surpass Steve Nash's average of twelve assists per game.
At the same time, Adrian is also on the list of blocks per game, because there is often a height gap of more than ten centimeters between him and his opponent. Coupled with his jumping and wingspan, he can often get blocks when assisting on defense.
Blocks, which makes it very easy for Adrian to block shots. His average of 1.9 blocks per game ranks 9th in the blocks per game list, and as a point guard player, he enters the top ten in blocks per game.
Although Adrian is not the first, he is still enough to make people marvel at his almighty.
On the contrary, no one can find Adrian's name among the top 50 in the steal list. Compared to his blocking and rebounding, his stealing ability is really weak.
After the Bobcats were slaughtered in the away game, the NBA games in December were officially over. The Lakers were finally able to return to their home court, but the next day, they had to face another back-to-back game.
On January 1, 2007, the Philadelphia 76ers, who had lost "Son of Philadelphia" Allen Iverson, challenged the Lakers away from home under the leadership of Iguodala Jr.
After Allen Iverson left for Denver, Iguodala was promoted as the team leader. He averaged 18.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game and was very versatile.
