Of course international ball matters. Cause Team USA were getting their ass whooped for quite a few years in the 00s so obviously those games were no joke. As Pau showed that with decent supporting cast he can win in basketball.Now we using international ball
The lakers were interested in Pau because the Wolves refused to trade KG to us. There were several big men we tried to trade for before Pau. Once again, you nikkas don’t remember what was happening in real time.
I am not gonna sit and argue here on the main topic, cause I am pretty sure I already said that Kobe played defense and he was more valuable than T-Mac or Vince ever could, but that random Pau disrespect is exactly why Lakers haven't won shyt after their 2010 trophy, besides that championship ring in 2020 that most of you don't even want to acknowledge.
Don't disrespect your team players who helped you actually win cause you never know when that next championship may happen.