By JONATHAN ABRAMS
Scratch one big name from the star-studded 2010 free-agent class. It is not as if many expected Kobe Bryant to lend an ear to potential recruiters, but Bryant made official what had been expected, signing a three-year contract extension with the Lakers on Friday.
The extension is expected to amount to around $90 million and sets up the likelihood that Bryant, 31, will retire as a Laker. It also means that the core of last season’s championship team will be together for the next few years. Since the start of the 2008-9 season, the Lakers have locked in Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Bryant.
“Two of our main goals heading into this season were to sign Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol to contract extensions,” Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement. “With the signing of Pau earlier this season and the signing of Kobe today, we were able to accomplish those goals, helping to keep the core of this team intact for the foreseeable future and in turn help to ensure the franchise’s continued success over the years to come.”
source: offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com
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