<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">PHOENIX ? They have one of the most exciting players in NBA history. They have the best coach in NBA history. They have the best owner in NBA history. Yet on the dreary final night of another dreadful spring Wednesday, there was one thing the Lakers didn't have. A chance.</div> Source: LA Times
^ not if he opts out after the 08/09 season because of frustration. The franchise will need to do something, and do something big, or I see Kobe going elsewhere