The Suns sign Amare for three years and trade him to the Lakers straight up for Pau Gasol.
I have a cousin who works for Kobe's agent (Rob Pelinka). She has more inside info than the general public and told me that Kobe really doesn't like Gasol. Kobe will never say it publicly, but he has issues with having a white co-star.
I don't think anyone on Phoenix cares about that, considering their best player is a white guy. So Phoenix gets another elite big man (and a little rebounding upgrade) and LA can make Kobe happy by giving him a black co-star.
I have a cousin who works for Kobe's agent (Rob Pelinka). She has more inside info than the general public and told me that Kobe really doesn't like Gasol. Kobe will never say it publicly, but he has issues with having a white co-star.
I don't think anyone on Phoenix cares about that, considering their best player is a white guy. So Phoenix gets another elite big man (and a little rebounding upgrade) and LA can make Kobe happy by giving him a black co-star.