How LA Lakers’ Commitment to Kobe Bryant Impacts Pau Gasol and Steve Nash

Welcome to the future of Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers, where the whereabouts of Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are unknown.

Extending the Black Mamba was issue No. 1 on Los Angeles' to-do list. Now that it's done, the Lakers must turn their attentions to the rest of roster. 

Put in this context, Kobe's extension was a great thing. Doesn't matter if you agree with the $48.5 million value the Lakers placed on him. Hammering out his pact allows them to shed some clarity on the future, which has become increasingly blurred...

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