Laker Legacy | 2K13 Association | Year 2

[Kevin]

May i ask what difficulty you are playing?
Ps: Sweep Em!

[2K Kobe]

May i ask what difficulty you are playing?
Ps: Sweep Em!

lol well if you saw the last recap, we lost game 3 so a sweep is not possible

all-star difficulty, as shown on page 1

[BlondAvek]

Your website-style presentation is absolutely amazing. Beat the Heat

[2K Kobe]

Your website-style presentation is absolutely amazing. Beat the Heat

thank you, and I'll try

[2K Kobe]

The 2013 NBA Finals



Game 4 @ American Airlines Arena



Los Angeles Lakers @ Miami Heat



Steve Nash | Kobe Bryant | Metta World Peace | Pau Gasol | Dwight Howard





Mario Chalmers | Dwyane Wade | LeBron James | Shane Battier | Chris Bosh

[2K Kobe]

[2K Kobe]

The 2013 NBA Finals



Game 5 @ American Airlines Arena



Los Angeles Lakers @ Miami Heat



Steve Nash | Kobe Bryant | Metta World Peace | Pau Gasol | Dwight Howard





Mario Chalmers | Dwyane Wade | LeBron James | Shane Battier | Chris Bosh

[2K Kobe]

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* Lakers win NBA Championship *

118 | 99

The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2013 NBA Champions, after defeating the Heat 118-99 in Miami in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Steve Nash was the leading scorer, as he put up 38 points in the final game of his illustrious career. It is the 17th NBA Championship for the historic Lakers franchise, which ties the Boston Celtics for most all-time. Laker Nation is once again atop the basketball world.



Kobe Bryant was awarded NBA Finals MVP for the third time in his career. He finished Game 5 with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists. The Mamba had arguably the most successful individual season in NBA history, as he won the MVP Award, NBA Finals MVP Award and All-Star Game MVP Award.

[2K Kobe]

Retirements

[2K Kobe]

Hall of Fame Inductees

[2K Kobe]

White House Visit

[2K Kobe]

[2K Kobe]

In a trade that sent point guard Chris Duhon to Sacramento, the Lakers have swapped multiple draft picks with the Kings for this year as well as next year. As a result, the Lakers are in the unique position of being NBA Champions and holding the 8th pick in the NBA Draft.

2013 NBA Draft Order

[2K Kobe]

Welcome to the NBA Draft! The Lakers have the opportunity to draft a difference-maker with the 8th overall pick. Who is this year's best player? Who will be remembered as a bust? Are there any future Hall of Famers in this year's class? These questions will be debated for years to come.

[2K Kobe]

NBA Commissioner David Stern is ready to announce the Lakers' first round pick.



"With the eighth pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select Ben McLemore."



NBA.com Prospect Profile

Strengths

- Exceptional athlete
- Great 3-point shooter
- Good rebounder for his position
- Great free-throw shooter
- Can get shots off the dribble
- Unselfish
- Great teammate

Weaknesses

- Needs to stay in aggressive mode
- Has to become more consistent
- Needs to get bigger and stronger

NBA projection

McLemore is the possible No.1 overall pick in the draft. He’s got rare ability for a shooting guard in that he’s both athletic and a deadly perimeter shooter. When he learns to more consistently take over games and adds more size and strength, McLemore will have an excellent career as a primary scoring option.

What Insiders Say (Kansas coach Bill Self)

“Ben is the most talented kid I have ever worked with. He may be the nicest kid I have ever worked with. I don’t say that strictly as a positive. I think it is one of those situations, and he knows this; we have talked about it a lot, he is hungry, he is so many things. One thing he can’t be is everything to everybody. He needs to be true to himself and his family and that is it. If he is able to do that, I think the sky is the limit on what he can potentially do.”

[2K Kobe]

With Kobe due to make $30 million and Pau Gasol $19 million in the upcoming season, the Lakers have almost no chance of re-signing Dwight Howard. In LA, there's Mo Money Mo Problems.

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[2K Kobe]

Lakers Update



The Lakers had some tough decisions to make this offseason, as almost the entire roster was on expiring contracts (the exceptions were Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill, whose contracts run through the upcoming season). Steve Nash retired immediately after the NBA Finals. Dwight Howard left for Cleveland. So what did Lakers General Manager, 2K Kobe decide to do? He took the team in a direction that has proven to work in the past. Through Free Agency, the Lakers successfully re-acquired many of the players that were on the 2009 and 2010 NBA Championship teams in LA.

Offseason Recap

Sign draft pick Ben McLemore to 2 year deal (with 2 year team option)
Re-sign Derek Fisher to 1 year, $490K deal
Re-sign Metta World Peace to 1 year, $910K deal (with 1 year player option)
Re-sign Andrew Goudelock to 1 year, $1.62M deal
Sign free agent Luke Walton to 1 year, $490K deal
Sign free agent Vladimir Radmonovic to 1 year, $490K deal
Sign free agent Adam Morrison to 1 year, $490K deal
Sign free agent Kwame Brown to 1 year, $490K deal
Sign free agent Lamar Odom to 1 year, $910K deal (with 1 year player option)
Sign undrafted free agent Ryan Kelly to 1 year, $490K deal
Sign free agent Ronny Turiaf to 1 year, $530K deal (with 1 year player option)
Sign free agent Didier Ilunga-Mbenga to 1 year, $490K deal

[2K Kobe]

Lakers Update



2013-2014 Roster

Starters

Derek Fisher
Kobe Bryant
Metta World Peace
Pau Gasol
Jordan Hill

Bench

Andrew Goudelock
Ben McLemore
Lamar Odom
Luke Walton
Adam Morrison
Ronny Turiaf
Vladimir Radmonovic
Ryan Kelly
Kwame Brown
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga

[2K Kobe]

[2K Kobe]

2013-2014 Season (Year 2)
Game 1 of 82

San Antonio Spurs defeat Los Angeles Lakers 99-81



The Lakers celebrated their 2013 NBA Championship before the game.



The Spurs are # 1 in the 2K Power Rankings to start the season.



Tim Duncan continues to produce at an elite level in his 17th NBA season.

Leading Scorers

San Antonio: Manu Ginobili - 33 points
Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant - 25 points

[Kevin]

Welp, what a game to start the season

[2K Kobe]

Welp, what a game to start the season

this year will be more of a challenge than last year, now that Nash and Howard are gone. it will be fun though

[2K Kobe]

2013-2014 Season (Year 2)
Game 2 of 82

Los Angeles Lakers defeat Los Angeles Clippers 99-92



Leading Scorers

Los Angeles Lakers: Pau Gasol - 30 points
Los Angeles Clippers: Caron Butler - 23 points

[2K Kobe]

2013-2014 Season (Year 2)
Game 3 of 82

Golden State Warriors defeat Los Angeles Lakers 114-107



Leading Scorers

Golden State Warriors: Andre Iguodala - 26 points
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant - 51 points

[2K Kobe]

2013-2014 Season (Year 2)
Game 4 of 82

Los Angeles Lakers defeat Detroit Pistons 122-97



Leading Scorers

Detroit Pistons: Nate Robinson - 22 points
Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant - 51 points