LeBron Drama Offers Lakers Chance to Appreciate Value of Kobe’s Expensive Stay

LOS ANGELES — If Carmelo Anthony has come around to accept his richest offer from the New York Knicks—and the very real wisdom being offered by two guys Kobe Bryant has never won a title without, Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher—it is not the worst-case scenario for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The worst possibility was eliminated back in late November, no matter the masses of critics who've assailed the Lakers for Bryant's $48.5 million contract extension.

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