In a typically-interesting interview with GQ that was published earlier in February, Kobe Bryant told Chuck Klosterman this about the Lakers' plans for the 2015-16 season, one that will probably serve as Kobe's last year in the NBA: The Lakers are not going to make the playoffs this year, and it seems unlikely that they will challenge for a title next year. So if titles are your only goal, why even play these last two seasons? I know what Mitch [Kupchak, the Lakers GM] tells me. I know what Jim and Jeanie [Buss, the team owners] tell me. I know that they are hell-bent about having a championship caliber team next season, as am I. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] The Lakers, as was the case last summer when they attempted to surrounding Bryant with stars, will once again have significant cap space to work with in a market that would seem to want to encourage players to leave their current environs in order to come to Los Angeles. Stars like Marc Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge might not want to leave their current winning teams to play for less money in LA, but Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak could possibly put together a full roster of...