Now lets look at the great Kobe Bryant. People have said for years he doesn't make his teammates better but heres a list of players who had career-best seasons as Kobe Bryant's teammate
Shaquille O'Neal (2000 regular season MVP)
Pau Gasol (2011 All-NBA Second Team)
Lamar Odom (2011 Sixth Man of the Year)
Sasha Vujacic (Career-high FG%, eighth in NBA in 3FG% in 2008)
Chris Mihm (Career-high RPG, FG% in 2005)
Brian Cook (Career-highs in PPG, RPG, FG% in 2006)
Chucky Atkins (Career-highs in PPG, RPG in 2005)
Slava Medvedenko (Career-highs in PPG, RPG in 2004)
Kwame Brown (Career-highs in BPG and FG%, second best PPG average in 2007)
Smush Parker (Career-highs in PPG, RPG, APG, SPG, FG% in 2006)
From Pau Gasol in particular who became an ALL NBA Player and whose efficiency in the RS and PS skyrockeyed with Kobe to Lamar odom who went from the best sixth man in basketball to literally one of the worst players in the NBA with the Mavs
Also member trevor Ariza? What happened to Him since leaving Kobe?
And to think he was arguably the
3rd best player on the Lakers in the 09' Playoffs....