Biggest Roadblocks to LA Lakers Executing Another Blockbuster Trade

February 1, 2008. That's the date the Los Angeles Lakers, fresh off a 42-40 season and a first-round playoff exit, somehow managed to pull off a midseason deal for Pau Gasol.

The move paid immediate dividends. Kobe Bryant was thrilled to play with someone who could actually catch the ball, and the Lakers ended up winning 15 of their first 17 games with Gasol in purple and gold.

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