There are a tons of things the Los Angeles Lakers need to worry about between now and the start of next season.
Will Dwight Howard return? If he does, will Mike D'Antoni actually tweak his system to fit Howard's strengths? Will the team add some outside shooters? Can the team put behind it the circus that permeated the 2012-13 season?
One thing the team doesn't need to worry about, however, is whether Kobe Bryant will be available for the start of next season. After such a disastrous year, the last thing the team needs is its leading scorer and leader rushing back from injury.
Even if he thinks he'll be ready for the start of next season (via Dave McMenamin of ESPN):
Stitches removed, out of a cast and with nearly six weeks of rehabilitation under his belt since surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg, Kobe Bryant is still hoping for a return by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2013-14 season opener.
"I hope so," Bryant said in a sit-down interview with ESPNLosAngeles.com on Monday. "That's the challenge. With the tendon, there's really only but so much you can do. The ...
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