Should the Lakers amnesty Kobe to get CP3/Howard?

Let's say Paul would play for the Lakers if they had the cap room, and let's assume that the reported tension between Dwight/Kobe is true and that Dwight would stay if Kobe was gone.

Kobe is older and coming off a severe injury; he's also owed about 30 million next season.

They'd probably have to trade Gasol, too.

If Paul and Howard are willing, and the Lakers can make the numbers work, then it basically comes down to a choice between 4-5 years of CP3/Howard, or one (maybe more) year(s) of Kobe and who knows.


A few add-on questions if the Lakers did amnesty Kobe, extend Dwight and sign Paul: would this be the most despised team of all time? People hate Dwight pretty badly already, Paul will have fuucckkeedd the Clips and the Lakers will have cast off their hero.

I think we can all agree that the aforementioned is most likely the best long term plan, but will the ill will generated by such decisions be enough to keep the Lakers from doing it?

They have to at least be considering it, right?

Also, I think we can all agree that a core of Paul and Howard is beyond solid. The Lakers are a free agent destination, so who could/should they add with those two?

Where does Kobe go and how scary would a more motivated than ever and pissed off mamba be?

*Simmons did mention this in his latest article. I'm not trying to rip him off, just generating discussion.