Pau Gasol

vic should have been a very useful player for the Lakers, providing floor space for Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, and bringing high-percentage shooting from downtown as well as the free throw stripe. If Luke Walton, Trevor Ariza, and Radmanovic were considered Los Angeles' trio of small forwards, I'd rank Radmanovic either first or second out of the set. Ariza's probably a better all-around player, but I'd definitely take Radmanovic over Walton, who oddly enough, is the one who gets the bulk of the minutes.

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That creates more space for both Kobe and Pau Gasol, both of whom require double teams at different junctures of each game. The easiest way to put this is: there's no way to stop the Lakers unless you have seven defenders on the court. The Celtics are the only team with even the slighest chance to contain Phil Jackson's prolific offense.

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