Report: Kobe Bryant wants trade to Grizzlies; sees a lot of Luc Longley in Marc Gasol

After the Mavericks denied Kobe Bryant and the Lakers a shot at another three-peat Sunday, in humiliating fashion, the 13-time all-star opined about a possible career move.

“You know, I saw what they did in Memphis with Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol this year, and honestly, I just wanna play with the better Gasol,” Bryant said in cold blood after a playoff performance by Pau Gasol many considered to be disappointing. “It’s not about forming another Big Three, really, I just like what Marc brings to the table.”

Bryant’s post-game walk to the Lakers locker room might have been his last.

After a season that saw the emergence of a new Big Three in Miami’s Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and with Lakers coach Phil Jackson retiring, Bryant is reportedly dreaming of a new Big Three in Memphis.

He went on to explain that he felt Marc Gasol displayed characteristics similar to Bill Cartwright and Luc Longley, players Bryant grew up admiring during the Bulls’ championship runs in the 1990s.

In addition to those factors, Bryant acknowledged the fact that losing to the Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals ruled out any possibility he will be go down in history as the greatest Laker of all time. With that realization, it only made sense that Bryant would look to Memphis as the next destination in his career.

“We all saw what a boon that was to Allen Iverson’s career,” Bryant said. “I could see myself playing in Turkey someday.”