but they had nothing on the comprised core of that Portland team.

Career for career - Clyde was obviously the better player - but context matters. Houston Clyde was very late-stage career Clyde. He simply wasn't the same player in Houston that he was in Portland. Conversely, Lakers got a prime Pau Gasol (who combined with prime Bynum and Lamar Odom were widely recognized as being the most dominant front-line in the game) + Kobe. That was a talented squad.


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