Would the Lakers be better without Kobe...
 

and replaced with LeBron James? Or worse? Or virtually no difference? Discuss.

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Nah dude, good topic though. We would not be better if we had Lebron instead of Kobe, we would be worse. Kobe is a leader, he is an All-NBA 1st defensive team player, has matured so much, gets his teammates involved, and has the ability to explode at any given minute. I don't think LeBron is on Kobe's level yet. LeBron, however, in a few years, will be the best basketball player in the world.

I think they would be about the same, but maybe slightly worse.