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NBA: 7 ways Lakers can achieve basketball nirvana

By Josh Hill

Dec 2, 2014; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) during the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 2014; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) during the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 26, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant talks with American director Spike Lee talks during halftime against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks won 110-103. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant talks with American director Spike Lee talks during halftime against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks won 110-103. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Trade Kobe To New York

If the Lakers are smart, they’ll cut Kobe off from all inner workings of the franchise’s day-to-day business. They were his franchise, but not anymore. If the Lakers are really smart, they’ll see the panic in New York and trade Kobe to the one guy in the NBA who will probably trade for him — Phil Jackson.

The Knicks are a dumpster fire, and they’re exactly what the Lakers do not want to become. If you want a blueprint for how to do everything wrong in the rebuilding process, get in touch with the Knicks and they’ll guide you along.

Phil Jackson is so desperate to right the ship that he might be crazy enough to make a trade for Kobe thinking it will fix things. If that’s the case, the Lakers need to make that trade today. 

Moving away from Kobe is a must if the Lakers want to strip themselves of their past life and truly begin a new chapter.

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