subject: Lakers Kobe Bryant is no longer a key player [print this page] In the East, the Heat may be the hottest team, but compared to the Lakers, they fell far short of bench strength. The Lakers not only have Kobe, Gasol, Fisher and Ron Artest, who will substitute for the outbreak of the new season. The line-depth, the contribution of bench players, will let the Lakers in the new season's goal to achieve a more assured, bench players, is the key to the Lakers three consecutive dream team.
