코비 "아직도 트레이드를 원한다".. 시간대별 코비 인터뷰 정리..

[삽질대왕]

 

미국 시간 수요일 아침에 ESPN 라디오를 통해 트레이드를 원한다고 했던 코비.

Wednesday morning, to ESPN radio's Stephen A. Smith:

"I would like to be traded, yeah…. At this point I'll go play on Pluto."

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몇 시간 후 ESPN의 댄 패트릭에게 "나는 아무곳에도 가고 싶지 않다 나의 나머지 커리어를 여기서 보내고 싶다"라고 했습니다.

Midday, with ESPN's Dan Patrick:

"I don't want to go anywhere else. I want to be here for the rest of my career."

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그 후 엘에이 지역 라디오를 해 필 잭슨은 "우리가 해결하도록 해달라... (코비가 머무른다는 말에) 내 기분이 훨씬 나아졌다"라고 코멘트 했습니다.

Later, on L.A.'s AM 570 KLAC:

Phil Jackson said, " 'Let us try to work that out…. ' That made me feel a lot better."

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가장 최근의 타임스 인터뷰에서는 "단지 다른 곳에 가고 싶지 않을 뿐, 내가 아직 트레이드를 원하냐는 질문에는 '그렇다'입니다" 라고 입장을 밝혔습니다.

Finally, in a Times interview:

"It's just a matter of I don't want to go no place else." But asked if he still wanted to be traded: "Yes."

자세한 코비 기사 원문은 아래에.

트레이드 되고 싶다고 했다가 그나마 다른데 가고 싶지 않다고 약간 마음을 돌리게 된 것은 매직 존슨과 필 잭슨의 설득이 큰 역할을 했다네요.

Kobe's change of direction has L.A. guessing

May 31, 2007
By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer

The morning began with a startling declaration from L.A.'s most recognizable athlete, a demand by Kobe Bryant on a radio show that he wanted to be traded from the Lakers, the only team he has played for since he was a teenager.

Before it could fully sink in with die-hard followers of the Lakers, Bryant's ultimatum zigzagged as he appeared on two more radio shows, an apparent realization by the nine-time NBA All-Star that, well, things just might turn out OK after all and he might like to stay.

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Then, late in the afternoon, Bryant told The Times that, sorry for the confusion, but he still wanted to be traded.

Somehow, Wednesday took the prize for the most chaotic part of a four-day span, the latest chapter of an unforgettable period in Lakers history, jump-started by Bryant's remarks in Sunday's editions of The Times that, "I'm still frustrated. I'm waiting for them to make some changes."

It was a direct shot at the Lakers' upper management, a warning note from the franchise's cornerstone that he had been increasingly disenchanted since the team's quick exit in the first round of the playoffs this month. The Lakers, accustomed to winning championships almost as often as presidential elections — they've won nine since moving to Los Angeles in 1960 — but haven't earned one since 2002.

Bryant, who turns 29 in August, has already taken part in three championship parades, but, after three disappointing seasons, he was apparently too unhappy with the Lakers management.

So Wednesday morning, Bryant sighed deeply and said the words he never envisioned he would say.

"I would like to be traded, yeah," he told ESPN radio. "As tough as it is to say that, as tough as it is to come to that conclusion, there's no other alternative. They obviously want to move in a different direction as far as rebuilding.

"I just want them to do the right thing…. At this point, I'll go play on Pluto right now."

Not more than a couple of hours later, Bryant apparently came back to Earth and softened his trade demand in an interview with KLAC radio in Los Angeles.

"I can only hope that they do something because I don't want to go no place else. I don't want to," he said. "I want to stay here. I hope they can do something."

Bryant wants a few new teammates, some game-changing pieces to join him here in L.A., but the Lakers, already burdened with a big payroll, could acquire them only by making some eye-opening trades, which Bryant would endorse heartily.

After Bryant's trade demand, it appeared that some soothing early-afternoon words from Lakers Coach Phil Jackson and a Lakers legend, Magic Johnson, also brought Bryant back from orbit.

Johnson, who won five championships in the 1980s while playing for the Lakers, sent text messages to Bryant, then left two voice-mail messages that were retrieved by Bryant, although the two superstars never actually spoke.

"You've got to give him credit because he said some things that were on his mind, and that's OK," said Johnson, who owns about 5% of the Lakers. "I think we want a better product on the court. We want to win too. Now it's just got to come down to listening to what the young man said.

"Trading him is not an option. You don't trade the best player in the world. What you do is try to make trades and try to make the team better."

Jackson also took a turn talking with Bryant, an image dripping with irony: The coach and his player, adversaries a few years back, now propping each other up. Jackson, 61, who has won nine championships as a coach, criticized Bryant in a tell-all book in 2004, but has since mended fences with the player he once referred to as "uncoachable."

The two discussed a passage from a story in Tuesday's editions of The Times that infuriated Bryant. It read: "Nevertheless, as a Lakers insider notes, it was Bryant's insistence on getting away from Shaquille O'Neal that got them in this mess."

Bryant wanted to know the exact identity of the insider. Jackson asked him to relax.

"He told me, 'I can't blame you. I'd do the same thing. It's messed up. We're going to try and figure things out ourselves within this organization internally,' " Bryant said.

Together, at the best of times, O'Neal and Bryant were an unbeatable tandem, driving the Lakers to championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. But at their worst, the two stars bickered incessantly and brought an end to what could have been a long-running dynasty. The Lakers have not won a playoff series since O'Neal was traded in July 2004 and have a 121-125 record the last three seasons, not including two first-round playoff exits.

Bryant also said Jackson told him to "just relax and just kick back, continue your training and enjoy your vacation. We'll address the issues. We have to do something in terms of bringing in talent and looking internally into the organization."

So Bryant went to see his young daughter in her ballet class. He tried to take his mind off of the events swirling around him but was continually hit with text messages and calls on his cellphone.

When he spoke to The Times at 5:27 p.m., he reiterated his position from earlier in the morning.

"Nothing's changed," Bryant said. "It's just a matter of I don't want to go no place else. I don't have much of a choice. When things like this go down, you just sit back. What can I do? It's like a broken record."

When asked if he still wanted to be traded, he answered quickly and firmly: "Yes."

The Lakers have no interest in trading Bryant, who has four years and $88.6 million left on his contract. But Bryant has the option of voiding his contract after the 2008-09 season. The two-time scoring champion, widely acknowledged as the game's best player, has the NBA's best-selling jersey and is a significant draw at Staples Center and on the road.

The Lakers were concerned enough to send a mass e-mail to season-ticket holders Wednesday, providing an e-mail address to "voice your concerns to Lakers Management."

In fact, most of the Lakers' brain trust was in Orlando, Fla., for a camp showcasing young players for next month's NBA draft. The Lakers officials included General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Vice President of Player Personnel Jim Buss, son of team owner Jerry Buss.

The younger Buss, in the late morning, said it was too early to formulate a game plan.

"We're trying to build a championship team and Kobe was part of that," Buss said. "I have to talk to Mitch and my dad and also listen to Kobe as to why he's demanding the trade. Trading Kobe wasn't in our plans in any way, but we have to listen to him and see what this whole thing's all about."

Then, an hour later, came a statement released by the team that carried a similar theme from the elder Buss, who gave the go-ahead in July 2004 to sign Bryant to his seven-year, $136.4-million contract.

"We are aware of the media reports," Buss said. "However, Kobe has not told us directly that he wants to be traded. We have made it very clear that we are building our team around Kobe and that we intend for him to be a Laker his entire career. We will speak directly to Kobe and until we do that, we will not comment publicly about this."

Jerry Buss is expected to talk with Bryant before leaving the country today for a vacation to an unspecified destination. A lot could be riding on it.

Buss, known as a first-rate poker player and the overseer of one of the most successful franchises in pro sports history, has a reputation for making the right move at the perfect moment. Or, as a source close to him said Wednesday, "His timing is pretty damn good." Regardless, it won't be a simple transaction if the Lakers decide to trade Bryant.

He will obviously waive a no-trade clause in his contract, but he has a trade kicker in his deal that will add $9.5 million to his contract, to be absorbed by any team that acquires him.

If the Lakers do satisfy Bryant's wishes, they would almost certainly send him to an Eastern Conference team to avoid having to play against him four times during the regular season.

The Lakers will assemble in Honolulu for training camp on Oct. 3. Will Bryant be there?

"That's an if for me," he said. "I don't know. There ain't much I can do, bro."

mike.bresnahan@latimes.com

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[[LAL] 원병희]

이거 미궁속으로 빠져드네요. 전 안될꺼라고 생각합니다만... 무튼!! 구단 운영 이따구로 하는 버스와 컵책 -_-+ 코비도 기분은 이해하지만, 이렇게까지는 얘기 하지 않았으면 좋겠다란 생각을 해봅니다.

[PeaceInPassion]

트레이드 철회 의사를 밝힌 것은 아니라고 알고 있습니다. 레이커스에 남고 싶지만, 프런트가 지난 3년간 해왔던 기만과 무성의한 자세로 나온다면 트레이드를 요청할 수 밖에 없다고 이야기 한 것으로 알고 있습니다. 이 이야기의 앞 부분을 듣고 언론에서 철회다 이렇게 설레발을 친거죠.

[NEXT WHO?]

아직까지 어떤 입장표현이나 코비에게 전화한통없는 수뇌부진을 봐서라도 여기서 그냥 접을수는 없다고 봅니다. 최대한 변화를 요구하고 그게 안될시엔 언제든 다시 트레이드를 요구할걸로 보이네요. 코비가 다른데로 가던 아님 코비빼고 큰변화를 가져오던 선택은 제리버스에게 달렸다고 보입니다. 삽질대왕님 잘 읽었습니다요^^

[[LAL] 원병희]

답답함과 초조함에서 오는 압박감이 이런 결과들을 낳았다고 봅니다. 플옵에서 일단 크게 좌절했을테고, 드래프트에서 절망을 느꼈겠죠.

[Bulls.no23 mj]

코비는 트레이드 철회한게 아니라죠...이미 마음속엔 결심이 선듯하지만 뭔가 차후를 살피는 중이죠.

[깁스]

레이커스 있으면 우승하기 힘들듯... 그렇다고 트레이드해도 그다지 강팀으로 갈것같지는 않고

[장군이]

다른데 가기는 싫지만 트레이드는 원한다면 클리퍼스?? 쿨럭...;;;

[MILLERTIME]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[duncan&parker]

클리퍼스 가면 작년 이상의 포스를 낼듯.브랜드 코비 조합이라.좋네요.

[pdos]

근데 진짜 클리퍼스 가면 괜찬네여 ㅋㅋ

[가넷화이팅!]

정말 가넷-코비 조합을 보고싶습니다...어떻게 안되겠니??

[The KOBE]

정리해주시니 확실히 편하군요. 수고하셨습니다.

[[lAl] M&T iT]

개인적으로 코비가 정말 간다면 뉴욕 닉스 밖에 없는 거 같습니다. 첫째로 코비 샐러리 받고도 대부분의 선수 지킬 수 있는 팀이 닉스고 마켓 시장 1위에다가 코비랑 친한 스테판 마베리 있고 동부이고 지금 가면 당장 리더로 뛸 거 같은 유일한 곳.

[walk-off]

동감합니다. 그도 뉴욕을 좋아할거예요 ;;