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Smush Parker, Kwame Brown and the Kobe Bryant Effect
The Clippers released Smush Parker yesterday. It will be interesting to see where he lands next. One of the best testaments to Kobe Bryant's greatness is that he led the Lakers to the playoffs twice despite having Parker as the starting point guard and Kwame Brown as the starting center.
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