The Milwaukee Bucks small forward appeared on a number of ESPN shows Wednesday morning, but the most notable moment came when discussing Kobe Bryant with Colin Cowherd. Let's just say it's now a safe assumption that the 29-year-old isn't going to be joining the Los Angeles Lakers at any point in the near future and that he's going to have his work cut out for him the first time he goes against the future Hall of Famer during the 2015-16 season.
Here's the full clip of his thoughts on Bryant (h/t SlamOnline.com's Marcel Mutoni):
As transcribed by Jake O'Donnell of SportsGrid.com, the most relevant part of the conversation came when Dudley explained, "Most guys don’t want to play with Kobe. He gets in this thing where he doesn’t pass and then overpasses and then tries to get triple-doubles every night. … That's why I think it will be a while for the Lakers to get good, because they’ve got no stars. I would be surprised if [Kevin] Love goes there."
It's also worth noting that Dudley didn't bite his tongue when discussing other topics. He called Zach Randolph the most underrated player in the league while pointing to Carmelo Anthony's lackluster facilitation skills and defensive ability as the reason he's the most overrated.
But the Bryant quote is obviously the biggest story among the many bombshells; we've all heard this one before.
Last offseason, Henry Abbott dropped an infamous feature article for ESPN.com that claimed Bryant was destroying the Lakers organization. It began with the line, "If one common denominator has persisted throughout Bryant's tenure with the Lakers, it is this: The blame lands elsewhere, and usually with teammates," and continued in a similar vein.
Of course, the response to the piece was overwhel...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
