[情報] Kobe 續約近了？

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There are a lot of perks that come with playing for the Los Angeles Lakers: the
Southern California sunshine fills most days (current week excepted); the
Pacific Ocean is a short drive from the team’s practice facility; and Jack
Nicholson, Denzel Washington and the rest of the who’s-who crowd of Hollywood
fill the Staples Center courtside seats. And then there are the Lakers
themselves – from George Mikan to Wilt Chamberlain, from Jerry West to Magic
Johnson, from Kareem to Shaq, the franchise has long ranked among the most
storied in all of sports.


Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol could play together through 2013-14 after Kobe signs
his extension.


Kobe Bryant(notes) knows this. He also knows he now plays alongside a power
forward who ranks among the league’s best, a 22-year-old center with the
potential to become one of the game’s top big men, a bruising stopper who
relieves some of the nightly defensive duties from his own shoulders and
another long, versatile forward who can be a matchup terror for opponents. His
coach has won more NBA titles than any coach ever.


So ask Kobe to compare his situation to that of LeBron James(notes) or Dwyane
Wade(notes) or any other NBA star, and he’ll simply grin as if you’ve
discovered his personal little secret. Yes, these days, even in spite of his
numerous injuries, in spite of the Lakers’ inconsistency, Kobe has it good.

“I’m set up to have a good run here,” Bryant said. “I’ve been very
fortunate. I went through seven years of hell. Management decided that it was
time to spend the money to bring in the players here.”

Bryant’s point is clear: A little more than two years ago, he was ready to
move on. After complaining about the team’s lack of talent, Bryant asked the
Lakers to trade him. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak instead set about
assembling a better roster around his star, culminating with the trade that
brought Pau Gasol(notes) to L.A.

The Lakers recently signed Gasol to a three-year extension that will keep him
under contract through the 2013-14 season. Ron Artest’s(notes) contract runs
the same length, provided he doesn’t opt out a season early, and the deals of
Andrew Bynum(notes) and Lamar Odom(notes) can last through 2012-13. The Lakers
have a solid core which should contend for championships over the next few
years.

The only piece missing is Kobe himself.

Bryant can opt out his contract at the end of the season, and though he
announced during the summer his intention to sign an extension with the Lakers,
he has yet to do so. Is there a chance he’ll now join LeBron, D-Wade and Chris
Bosh(notes) in this summer’s heralded free-agent class?

Not likely. Though neither the Lakers or Bryant or his agent, Rob Pelinka,
would comment on negotiations, all indications are Kobe could have his
extension signed by the All-Star break, provided a few issues are resolved.

Bryant knows no other franchise could give him the type of supporting cast he
has in L.A. The biggest question going forward is whether Phil Jackson will
return after this season to continue coaching them.

“It set us up nicely,” Bryant said. “Everyone is pretty much locked in. Now,
it’s a matter of just staying focused and staying the course.”

The Lakers have weathered a few bumps of late, not to mention the various
finger and elbow injuries Bryant has suffered, which have affected his shot.
But regardless of whether they win or lose Monday’s NBA Finals reunion with
the Orlando Magic, the Lakers will still reach the midpoint of their schedule
with the league’s best record. If they can keep their core players healthy –
 and, so far, that’s been a tenuous if – then another title seems well within
their grasp.


Stoudemire(notes) and Dirk Nowitzki(notes) – will do this upcoming summer in
free agency, the Lakers still figure to be sitting pretty next season. It’s
not much of a stretch to envision them winning another couple titles by the
middle of the decade to match the Boston Celtics’ record 17.

“We do feel like the team can compete for a championship for the foreseeable
future,” Kupchak said. “There is no guarantee that we get to the Finals. You
[also] need … luck and health. But we’re hoping with this group that we can
contend for the Finals.”

The next step is getting Bryant’s signature on a contract extension.

“It sends a positive [message] for him to re-sign with the team and continue
to build on the group that we have,” Gasol said. “The window is pretty big.
We have to make sure we take advantage of it. The organization is doing what it
needs to keep the main pieces together, so we have a chance to win
championships for a few years. How many years remains to be seen, but we’ve
given ourselves a chance.”

Said Odom: “Kobe sets his goals really high. Hopefully, he has the confidence
in us and his teammates around him to achieve those goals.”

With four NBA titles in hand, Bryant is now one away from tying Magic. And if
he passes Magic? He could stake a claim to being the greatest Laker of all time.

“His legacy will always be there no matter what happens,” Shaquille O’
Neal(notes) said. “If I was [naming] the top 10 Lakers, he’s up there. He’s
probably the most exciting Laker, probably next to Magic.”

Said Bryant: “Just to be mentioned in the same breath … you’re talking about
the greatest Lakers that ever played. I’m happy with that. … But it would be
nice to have as many rings as Magic though.”

Bryant is focused on the here and now, but he also can see far enough into the
future to know he has a good thing going.

Laker for life?

It has a nice ring to it.


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→ bitegod0921:這種不要有重大傷病幾乎年年衝擊總冠軍的陣容當然續
推 LAKERsBryant:該不會最近老大故意洗爛數據是佛心想給巴斯降薪續約
→ LAKERsBryant:XDD
推 john7420:不知道要花多少錢 XD
推 chancewen:希望不要3000萬/1yr....
推 kb81:     希望超過3000萬....新台幣
推 Verlander35:1年27m左右吧 1年30m 太貴了...
推 Terminator99:二樓，這樣做沒有比較好吧？酸民只會覺得老大降薪是
→ Terminator99:應該的，倒不如打得好一點降薪，比較會受到其他人的
→ Terminator99:尊敬
推 violing613:時間真的會改變一個人啊..
推 x3334630:我覺得會超過３千萬　
→ kissmy:超過三千萬太扯了...  再過兩年你就會聽到打這樣值三千萬??
推 flyintmtc:30m真的太貴了,論年紀和身上的傷,Kobe開始走下坡了~
→ flyintmtc:以後說不定只會像TD一樣當個公務員,穩定輸出而已~
推 jimli:希望少一點啦2500以上都太誇張了雖然他值但是對球隊補強....
推 v00001:30m太瞎，為了保持陣容，剛好就好。
→ jimli:老闆雖然肯灑錢但總有一個極限豪華稅很傷阿
推 a9527a:佛心價2000萬
推 wannashout:結果簽合約數字算錯兩年六百萬
推 Bigcookie2:應該會是超長約  一年2000左右
→ loquito:2000太少 至少2300才可能開口~
推 DariusKid:個人覺得2000就很多了
→ john7420:2K佛心，2K4～2K7合理。拜託不要再高 XDD
推 u2gogowin:簽2K 長約吧@@
推 loquito:    22k好了
推 v00001:結果是2K10   XD
推 chansexy:囧 我覺得平均18差不多耶...不然會失去爭冠力
推 KEVIN14752:22~25k之間是一個balance 但是KOBE已經那麼多錢,打滾
→ KEVIN14752:那麼久 難道會不知道自己拿一堆錢 會造成什麼結果嗎!!!
→ KEVIN14752:拿Bos那隻綠色球隊來說好了,那三人的薪資占了全隊的3/4
→ KEVIN14752:吧!!我記得是這樣,可是有人願意降薪嗎,我只看到有人越
→ KEVIN14752:打越爛 當這三人打爛了,而剩下的人的薪資是很少的,你能
→ KEVIN14752:期待總館找到怎樣的選手來助陣!
推 shuaipcsh:當然要超過3仟阿  這是對KOBE的一個肯定
推 spluto:老實說 Kobe拿多少 跟球隊補強根本無關
→ spluto:湖人在未來五年應該都是超過薪資上限 本來就無法花錢簽FA
→ spluto:要補強只有中產之類的條款 或是交易 這跟Kobe的薪水都無關
→ spluto:難不成有人覺得 Kobe讓老闆多花一千萬 老闆就不去簽中產?
→ spluto:Kobe拿2k萬一年 跟拿3k萬一年 對湖人戰力都不會有任何改變
→ spluto:只是讓老闆多買幾台跑車罷了~
→ spluto:我完全不贊成降價這種想法
推 blackmamba01:一分前一分貨  就算漲價也合理
→ chansexy:多一千萬的薪水 老闆要多花 兩千萬..這可不是幾台跑車XD
推 KEVIN14752:你確定不會有改變 你是總管嗎!