I am not a fan of Kobe Bryant the person because of the obvious rape accusations and the fact that he is clearly not a great guy, but that being said....At worst he is one of the top 5 players all time, this guy is sick, the way he creates space for himself and makes shots from everywhere is unreal. For chrissake the guy scored 81 in one game. The Lakers are not looking to "dump" him as someone wrote earlier. Kobe is the Lakers biggest asset by far and if they do trade him they will get a ridiculous package including star players and very high draft picks. He was thinking of going to the Clips earlier because he could stay in LA...I wonder if that is where he will land?