Reasonable Expectations for Kobe Bryant in 2014-15

Kobe Bryant is into defiance.

He has scoffed at aging trends, signed contracts many believed to be undeserved and fought through injuries that typically shelve NBA players for good.

Heading into his 19th season, Bryant would love nothing more than to defy everyone—doubters in particular—again.

Can he put up a statistical season that will shock everyone? Or have we finally reached the point at which Bryant becomes mortal? The 2014-15 season will answer that question definitively, but let's take a crack at guessing how things will shake out in advance.

 
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