Gasol is a wild-card. Offensively, he should still be the No. 2 option. He can knock down the elbow-

Yes, this is most talented starting five in the NBA, including Metta World Peace at the small forward. Everyone will need their touches and there will be a lot of All-Star votes cast for players with "Los Angeles Lakers" cheap hong kong hotel next to their names.
No one is suggesting this is anyone but Bryant's squad still, even at the age of 34 and with quite a few miles on his knees. But the offseason cheap hong kong hotel acquisitions of Howard and Nash, coupled with Gasol's spot, and that could be a lot of cooks in the kitchen.
"I don't want to get into the, 'Well, we share ...' No, it's my team," Bryant said. "But I want to make sure that Dwight, when I retire, this is going to be his. I want to teach him everything I possibly know so that when I step away this organization can ride on as if I never left."
Gasol is a wild-card. Offensively, he should still be the No. 2 option. He can knock down the elbow-jumper and Nash instantly improves any offense. But if Gasol doesn't get his normal touches, morale could be a concern. Also, if the season progresses and the lack of shooting and athleticism becomes a true concern, Gasol could be once again on the trade block.
Nash will be relied on far less than he ever was with the Dallas cheap hong kong hotel Mavericks or Phoenix Suns. He's one of the best shooters, both 3-point and free-throw, in the game. It will be a joy to watch him find Howard flying through the air on pick-and-rolls.
Howard is the youngest starter by almost six years. Nash is 38, Bryant is 34 and Gasol and World Peace are both 32. That's cheap hong kong hotel an old group and Brown wants to limit minutes as best he can, especially for Bryant.
"If I can, I'd definitely love to keep his minutes down and not have them up to 38," Brown said of his star's minutes. "But I'm sure he'll tell you he can play 48, which is probably true if he needed to. But we feel like we have a deep team this year and hopefully at the end of the day it leads to reduced minutes for him."
Jamison is an intriguing cheap hong kong hotel pick-up. Fitting in the Lakers mold of being older, Jamison is not done yet. He averaged 17 points per game with the woeful Cleveland Cavaliers cheap hong kong hotel last season and can spell either forward spot.
Juggling minutes for each starter will be tough. No matter how deep Brown thinks the Lakers are, they aren't. Gasol needs a hug every now and then and World Peace can be a bit tough to handle sometimes.
Problem is, in almost every sporting instance cheap hong kong hotel where a team gets infused with several All-Stars in one offseason, it doesn't work right away. It takes time for personalities to click and for everyone to get a grip on where they fit in the offense.
"I think this is Kobe's team," said Nash. "But anyone who's ever played on a basketball team, it's also our team. The team needs to share in that responsibility. Kobe can't do everything. He's going to be great at what he's great at, and the rest of us got to pick up the pieces that get to us."