湖人記者：目前LBJ在湖人隊的權力已超越了當年的Kobe
Kobe Bryant will forever go down as one of the greatest players ever and arguabl
y the best to ever suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers. But not even the Black Ma
mba had the power with the front office that LeBron James does.
Kobe將永遠成為有史以來最偉大的球員之一，並且可以說是洛杉磯湖人隊有史以來最好的球
員。但即使是Kobe也沒有像LBJ那樣有參與管理階層的權力。
Via Bill Oram of The Athletic:
But for as important as Bryant was to the Lakers, sources inside the organizatio
n have long said that not even the legendary Black Mamba wielded as much power w
ithin the organization as James now has.
Bryant was never able to strong-arm the Lakers to make a move like the one James
helped orchestrate for Westbrook, which has proven to be an outright disaster.
湖人記者：湖人內部的消息人士長期以來一直表示，即便是Kobe當年在湖人內部的權力也不
如現在的LBJ。Kobe從未像LBJ這樣強迫球隊做像是龜龜這般的交易，而這筆交易已被證明是
徹底失敗的。
The Lakers did trade Shaquille O’Neal to placate Kobe before he hit free agency
in 2004, but when he was under contract like James is now they did not always g
ive in to his demands.
湖人記者：在Kobe於2004年成為自由球員之前，湖人雖然透過交易走大歐來安撫了Kobe，但
當Kobe像現在的LBJ一樣簽約時，湖人並非總是屈服於Kobe的要求。
They didn’t give in to his trade demand in 2007. They brought back Phil Jackson
even though his relationship with Bryant was strained. They avoided making a pa
nicked move to marginally improve a lackluster roster and instead waited for Pau
Gasol to become available.
湖人記者：湖人在2007年也沒有屈服於Kobe的交易申請，部分原因是湖人聘請了禪師，他和
Kobe的關係很緊張。湖人並沒有因Kobe的反應驚慌失措的去改善當時平凡的陣容，而是等待
到Pau Gasol。
Yes, there was a time when Kobe wanted out. But, the Lakers refused to trade him
. Do you think that would happen with James? Absolutely not. There isn’t a play
er in the NBA who holds as much power as he does.
是的，曾經有一段時間Kobe想要離開。但是，湖人拒絕交易他。你認為這會發生在LBJ身上
嗎？絕對不會。 NBA中沒有一個球員像他一樣擁有如此多的權力。
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