Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, reacts with guard Kobe Bryant after Gasol made a basket was fouled during the fourth quarter of...

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 26: Pau Gasol #16 and Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate a made basket against the Washington Wizards...

MILWAUKEE - DECEMBER 16: Kobe Bryant #24 (R) of the Los Angeles Lakers huddles with teammates (L-R) Derek Fisher #2, Ron Artest #37, and Pau Gasol #16 during the game against the...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Kobe Bryant #24 and Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on against the Orlando Magic in Game...

6: 2008-2009 Lakers

Kobe Bryant's first title without a certain someone...in young players (Andrew Bynum), masterful trades (Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown?) and the return of a...

LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 29: Pau Gasol #16, Jordan Farmar #5, Kobe Bryant #24, Andrew Bynum #17, and Trevor Ariza #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers...

LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 1: Kobe Bryant #24 and Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers slap hands during a game against the New...

LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 25: Andrew Bynum #17, Derek Fisher #2, Ron Artest #37, Kobe Bryant #24, and Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game against the Cleveland...

LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 6: Kobe Bryant #24, Ron Artest #37, and Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on from the bench during a...

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Pau Gasol #16 and Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers talk on the court during the game against...

LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: Pau Gasol #16 and Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers share a laugh on the bench during a...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 9: (L-R) Lamar Odom #7, Kobe Bryant #24, Pau Gasol #16 and Derek Fisher #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on against the Orlando...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Pau Gasol #16, Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant #24 and Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers pose for a portrait...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Pau Gasol #16 (L) and Kobe Bryant (C) of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate with their teammates after they won 99...

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) talks to Andrew Bynum, left, Derek Fisher (2) and Pau Gasol, right, in the second quarter of Game 4 of the...