(Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images) - Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant
The bond that Kobe Bryant built with Pau Gasol once the latter was traded to L.A. is bigger than basketball.
The Los Angeles Lakers have had many great big-little duos throughout their storied history. Those same duos oftentimes proved to be a booming success for the franchise when it came to winning championships.
The most recent titles L.A. won came back in 2009 and 2010. The primary players on those rosters were Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.