Do L.A. Lakers Need to Blow Up Core to Contend for NBA Title?

After back-to-back second-round playoff exits, the Los Angeles Lakers have a bunch of questions heading into the offseason, the most prevalent of which revolves around their core group of guys: Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.

When the Lakers got swept in last year's Western Conference semifinals, a change was expected, but not the one we saw after the NBA lockout.

After their attempts to pair All-Star PG Chris Paul with Bryant and Bynum ca...

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