Kobe is the best basketball player right now.  I dont care what anyone else says.  And he still has plenty of basketball years ahead of him.  Kobe carried the lakers all the way this year, he had the entire celtic team trying to stop him.  That shows that you are a real threat when an NBA finalist has to focus their attention on not stopping the team, but one player.  That player is Kobe Bryant. I hope to see him in LA for many more years.