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Of course that assumes they part ways with Bryant (and Gasol) which would be a major, but ultimately inevitable, step into the future for the Lakers.

“We knew this would be a big summer, one way or another, that there were a lot of teams out there with money, that had an opportunity to make big moves, and some teams did, some teams did improve,” he said. “The Lakers certainly did, and that’s going to make it all the more fun.”