History Of The Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant. Is an important leader for a number of reasons. Firstly, through hard work and commitment, he was a member and leader of the LA Lakers. When he got drafted in 1996, and what benefited Kobe playing basketball in the NBA for 20 straight years.

The dodgers are a very amazing ball club that have been around for a very long time. in the 20th century a baseball team known as the robins won leauge championships in 1916 and 1920, but they lost in the world series both times to boston and cleveland. in the 1930's the young brooklyn team changed their club name to the Dodgers. Named after the pedestrians in the city of brooklyn who dodged streat cars. In 1941 the Dodgers captured their third national leauge pennant, only to lose to the other new york team the Yankees. This would not be the last time they played the yankees in the world series, The dodgers would go on to play the yankees in their next 6 world series appearences. Led by Jackie Robinson, the first black major leauge baseball

But back to smaller concepts, marketing in the 1960’s the NBA was not that known due to its small scope. It was beginning to be televised and so it started to reach more people through that medium. Then we start to see how ideas are used to market the league better. There is an entertainment value aspect to it; we started to see the players on cereal boxes as a form of advertisement. In the 1970’s we start to see more competitive balance then in the

When you think of the current NBA, chances are you may have thought of the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have been a dominant team in the last couple of years. It is a great franchise. They have a great history as a team, great players, and very great success.

This whole rivalry started in 1984 when the Clippers moved to L.A. The Clippers originally played their games in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, while the Lakers were winning championships in the Forum. In their first matchup the Lakers won 108-103, and with that a “crosstown rivalry was born” the Associated Press wrote. While the Clippers were rebuilding, the Lakers had put together a super-team dubbed “Showtime.” With Magic Johnson running the whole thing and 38 year old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the post, and with that duo the Lakers won the championship in the 84-85 season.

Amerie Davidson Mr. P The Lakers first started off as the Detroit Gems where they later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and changed the name to the lakers because of the Minnesota state nickname “ Land of 10,000 lakes “ .The lakers are the most successful team in NBA history , with 16 total Nba championships the second most in Nba history. They had many big time eras like in the 80s, 90s & 2000s. The 1980s era was a big time era for them. They lakers started off bad first by losing their coach due to a bicycle injury and Magic due to a knee injury buh luckily Abdul stepped up until Magic returned.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, this off-season may have been a bit underwhelming, but they still brought in quality free agents. After "missing out," on LeMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love and DeAndre Jordan, the Lakers were forced to look into the second tier talents. According to some reports, the meetings the Lakers executives held with the big name free agents focused little on basketball, and instead focusing more on the "Hollywood Lifestyle."

Accolades: Basketball Hall of Famer, 1x NBA Champion, 12x NBA All-Star, 3x All-NBA First Team, 3x All-NBA Second Team, 2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 1969 NBA All-Rookie First Team

When I was growing up all I did was watch basketball. My two favorite players at that time were LeBron James, and Kobe Bean Bryant. I always thought LeBron was so much better then Kobe, but others may think otherwise. LeBron is just a better overall player, but Kobe is a close second to LeBron. They both play big roles on their basketball teams, and have a lot of responsibility to. Some people might say Kobe is better than LeBron because of all the awards he has won. LeBron and Kobe each have a unique game, but LeBron is just capable of so much more because of his size and speed. Kobe has that back in the day basketball mentality, but it is really effective for him.

People might think that the 76ers are the laughing-stock of the NBA, however, the 76ers have more championships than twenty-four current NBA teams. The history is occupied with amazing moments and tremendous players such as Allen Iverson, Julius Erving, and Wilt Chamberlain. The 76ers haven't won a championship since 1983, however, this team has been indestructible in the effort they give every game.

Magic left college after his sophomore year in 1979 to join the Los Angeles Lakers. Magic made made NBA thirteen years with the Lakers, Magic made NBA history by accomplishing virtually everything a basketball player could dream of doing.

Since its inception in the year 1966 Chicago Bulls has had a strong and on-going spirit of victory placing it as most probably the greatest basketball team of all time. For the years that have passed it has brought forth all-star players who have made it be a vicious and voracious team that it is back then and now still. It has taken up the likes of the all-time greatest Michael Jordan, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman and many more other basketball legends.

The 76ers had a record of 68-13 and the Lakers had a record of 69-13 which was “the two best marks in NBA history until the Chicago Bulls’ 72-10 record in 1995-96” (Sachare 28). The Lakers also had “33 straight victories with an average winning margin of 12.3 points, best in NBA history [Note: the record for average winning margin has been broken since the writing of this article by the San Antonio Spurs in 2015-2016]” (“Wilt was larger than life…”). Wilt Chamberlain carried the 76ers team, leading them in every important statistical category. Despite the Lakers team having legends such as Jerry West and Gail Goodrich, they probably wouldn’t have set the records in win streak or average win margin without Wilt. Although a few teams have gotten a better record than Wilt’s championship teams, Wilt is the only one

When considering greatness, there are certain factors that should be pondered upon. Physical capability, aptitude on the court, and leadership are all major factors in determining a player’s legendary status. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James display all of these qualities, and worked day in and day out throughout their careers to achieve those key factors. But when considering who the better player is, LeBron bests Kobe in every

Johnson promptly moved to southern California and embarked on a career of championship after championship, He led the Lakers to their first NBA championship in eight years the first of five and earned three NBA FINALS MVP awards.