[外電] Kobe Bryant is trying to recruit an old rival, Raja Bell

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http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0714-lakers-20100714,0,2738403.story

Bryant plans to meet Wednesday with Bell, a defensive and three-point
specialist, and a sometimes bitter adversary of Bryant when Bell played for
the Suns. The Lakers have little money to offer, and Bell is also in talks
with Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, Portland and Utah.

Kobe Bryant has done a lot of things in his career, winning five
championships, two NBA Finals MVP trophies and a regular-season MVP award.

Now he's doing something else — recruiting for the Lakers.

Derek Fisher credited the 12-time All-Star with being a main reason to return
to the Lakers, and now Bryant will put aside past differences to meet with
free-agent guard Raja Bell on Wednesday in Los Angeles.


Bryant once said he had "bigger fish to fry" than Bell after a squabble with
the former Phoenix Suns guard, but now Bryant is hoping the Lakers can reel
him in with what's left of their midlevel exception: $1.77 million next
season.

Bell, who will be 34 in September, played only six games with Charlotte and
Golden State last season because of a torn ligament in his left wrist, but he
is a career 41.1% three-point shooter and still capable of solid on-ball
defense.

Bell to the Lakers is not a sure thing. He is having discussions with five
other teams — Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, Portland and Utah — and will not
make up his mind until next week, said his agent, Herb Rudoy.

Still, it's interesting to note that the former adversaries will be meeting
Wednesday.

"I think [Bryant] has a lot of respect for Raja and Raja has a lot of respect
for him," Rudoy said. "I think they would rather play with each other than
against each other."

Bryant and Bell had words after a feisty regular-season game in April 2006.

"I don't even think about Raja Bell," Bryant said at the time. "I have bigger
fish to fry than Raja Bell."

Bell and Bryant dialed up their rivalry a couple of weeks later in the
playoffs, when Bell was suspended for a game after a hard foul on Bryant.

This summer, however, Bryant has become something of an advocate for Bell,
thinking the defensive skills and toughness of the 10-year veteran would be a
nice addition to the Lakers' reserves.

大意：

Kobe和Bell將在美國時間週三會面，不過Bell經紀人表示，在下週前應該還不會決定。

但同時Bell經紀人也說：Kobe和Bell對對方都有很多尊敬，他認為與其當敵人，他們會

更樂於當戰友。


不過也敘述了2006年兩個人的烽火嘴泡，但Kobe也展現誠意，經紀人那邊也有正面的回應

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