re: Rapper Nelly says Kobe is spoiled by LA and nobody wants to play with him

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Nelly is right and he knows basketball more then people realize. Don't let his loud mouth and just spouting off fool you.

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He really doesn't. His first point is that guys are taking paycuts to play w/ Lebron and nobody wants to play with Kobe. The paycuts taken by Wade and Bosh to play with Lebron are pretty minimal from what I recall they're all close to max contracts. Not to mention the 3 are best friends and realized a slight paycut will put them in the Finals every year.

Then he says Josh Smith went to Detroit, I guess he was suggesting he could have taken a paycut to play with Kobe, but the Lakers really have no money. Smith would have had to take a pretty big paycut I believe to play in LA and with Smith LA still wouldn't be that good. So obviously not worth it for Smith.