"I think the player that would fit with me the most, I actually think would be LeBron," he told UConn's famed women's basketball coach. "He's a passer first, I'm a scorer, I'm a finisher. 'Bron is a facilitator by nature and I'm a finisher by nature. Those two styles, I think complement each other extremely well."
They would get at least 3 championships easily. Of course the Lakers doesn't have the cap space back then.
Him and Kobe would win an absurd amount of rings. Lebron is the greatest at managing a game and you’re giving him the best iso player in the league and best tough shot maker it’d be like Bron Kyrie on steroids.
I dont think Bron cares that much as long as they are winning, he seems like Steph in the sense that even if they are considered numbers 2s by some people it just doesnt matter.
I mean look at how Kyrie and lebron fit. But Kobe is a much bigger and much more legendary version of kyrie. Plus pau gasol as a third option they probably win 3-4 rings.
They would've ran the league.
Kobe retires with roughly 10 rings and, while I can see people hating on LeBron still, MJ is pushed out the GOAT conversation either way.
They win 3 in a row but 13-14 Kobe fell off a cliff after the Achilles injury.
If that doesn’t happen in this scenario then I can see them possibly winning 4 rings
Lmao you clearly didn't know Kobe. He wanted Chris Paul, who was top 5, the next year.
So many of y'all buy into the "First Take" mythologization of Kobe and Jordan. Just fandom based on cliches and highlights.
the rule of cool is openly dick munching the goat and dedicating your whole life to being his clone? bro was talented and worked hard, but dude was pretty far from cool, and we don’t wanna go into how he felt about rules…
Is Lebron signing for the minimum in this scenario
Would have to take less like in Miami
"I think the player that would fit with me the most, I actually think would be LeBron," he told UConn's famed women's basketball coach. "He's a passer first, I'm a scorer, I'm a finisher. 'Bron is a facilitator by nature and I'm a finisher by nature. Those two styles, I think complement each other extremely well." They would get at least 3 championships easily. Of course the Lakers doesn't have the cap space back then.
Kobe probably doesn’t tear his achilles trying to carry the Lakers and ages more gracefully They def win some chips too
Him and Kobe would win an absurd amount of rings. Lebron is the greatest at managing a game and you’re giving him the best iso player in the league and best tough shot maker it’d be like Bron Kyrie on steroids.
Kobe's alpha male ego won't make LeBron happy.
Idk man they killed it on the Olympics together
They'd have killed it with Kwame Brown in the starting 5...
I mean Lebron looked up to Kobe so he’d probably defer to him
I dont think Bron cares that much as long as they are winning, he seems like Steph in the sense that even if they are considered numbers 2s by some people it just doesnt matter.
I mean look at how Kyrie and lebron fit. But Kobe is a much bigger and much more legendary version of kyrie. Plus pau gasol as a third option they probably win 3-4 rings.
He would have 8 or 9 rings
They would've ran the league. Kobe retires with roughly 10 rings and, while I can see people hating on LeBron still, MJ is pushed out the GOAT conversation either way.
Two egos and not a stadium large enough to contain these two on the same team 😂
Lol right 😂😂😂 no way a prime kobe defers to Lebron & vice versa
This harlequin-style Kobe-Bron fanfic is beyond cringe
Lebron at that time was going to join a team to be the Second guy
The Real Madrid of basketball.
They win 3 in a row but 13-14 Kobe fell off a cliff after the Achilles injury. If that doesn’t happen in this scenario then I can see them possibly winning 4 rings
Kobe would never let this happen. I hated Kobe but at least he knew the rule of cool.
Kobe Bryant said he'd choose Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James as the one NBA player he'd have loved playing with during his prime.
Kobe said once that Lebron would be the ideal teammate for him
Braindead take
Lmao you clearly didn't know Kobe. He wanted Chris Paul, who was top 5, the next year. So many of y'all buy into the "First Take" mythologization of Kobe and Jordan. Just fandom based on cliches and highlights.
the rule of cool is openly dick munching the goat and dedicating your whole life to being his clone? bro was talented and worked hard, but dude was pretty far from cool, and we don’t wanna go into how he felt about rules…
Kobe is too ball dominant to make that work.
He wasn't a free agent in 2010. Lakers wouldn't have been able to afford him
He most definitely was a free agent in 2010
What are you? 12? Were you born after 2010?