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Kobe Bryant has a lot of tread on his legs and Andrew Bynum is an inconsistent, but dominant center that is the biggest catch of Laker VP Jim Buss.

Kyle Lowry wants out of Houston...now. As recently reported by Pro Basketball Talk, star point guard Kyle Lowry has issued an ultimatum to the Rockets organization to either fire head coach Kevin McHale or trade him immediately.

Dwight Howard has let it be known, again, that he does not want to play for the Orlando Magic .

The moment Andrew Goudelock arrived in Los Angeles, uncertainty surrounded him. The Lakers had just learned that the NBA had nixed the Chris Paul trade.

Ramon Sessions is a rotation player. Steve Blake should be serving popcorn. Yet due to lack of talent at point guard, Sessions is a starter, and Blake is a rotation player.

My editor wanted five moves that would help the Lakers, wouldn't be ridiculed by opposing general managers and would be allowed under the NBA's complicated transaction guidelines.

After another second round bounce, the Los Angeles Lakers will undoubtedly look to improve in the coming offseason.

Dramatic endings usually play well in Los Angeles. But this is not a movie, and there was no last-second shot from superhero Kobe Bryant to save the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers weren't eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder because Kobe Bryant is a ball hog or Pau Gasol is soft.

The 2012 NBA season came to a disappointing end for the Los Angeles Lakers , with a 42-point performance from Kobe Bryant failing to will the team to victory in a deciding Game 5. While blame could be placed in a handful of places, it has become clear that the supporting cast of the Los Angeles Lakers could have done more.

The crux of Darius Morris ' exit interview with Mike Brown and Mitch Kupchak centered around the NBA Summer League.

Steve Blake's play in the playoffs greatly fluctuated. In Game 7 against Denver, he scored 19 points on seven-for-11 shooting, including five-for-six from the three-point line.

Adam Auslund was a long time intern for multiple shows on the Fox Sports Network's, but has now found his place, and a job, working for The Petros and Money Show.

In the wake of the Lakers ' second round ouster by the Oklahoma City Thunder , questions come: Where do the Lakers go from here ? Are they too old? Can they improve their roster ? How much will it cost them to do so? Is Kobe done ? Who stays and who goes ? So many questions, and right now there are no answers.

Ramon Sessions may or may not be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers next season, but if he is, it'd best be on new and better-defined terms.

Russell Westbrook used to be a free-wheeling, turnover-prone, reckless point guard.

Fans and media who believe that the Los Angeles Lakers should blow up their team and start all over are becoming prisoners of the moment.

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have been eliminated from the postseason, it's the perfect time to look back on the season and ask what if.

Magic called it last year. Many of us have been calling it for the past couple years.