湖人隊史最佳球員是科比·布萊恩特嗎?

As Kobe Bryant works his way around the league on a farewell tour, he is being celebrated as one of the greatest players of all time.

科比·布萊恩特正在整個聯盟上演着自己的告別之旅，他也一直被譽爲是最偉大的球員之一。

But is Kobe even the greatest Laker?

但是科比是湖人隊史最佳嗎？

ESPN asked NBA executives and coaches who they believed was the greatest Laker of all time. Of the 65 respondents, 45 said Magic Johnson was the greatest Laker ever.

ESPN對聯盟多位主教練和高管進行調查，詢問在他們心中誰纔是湖人隊史最偉大球員。在65個被訪者當中，有45人選擇魔術師約翰遜爲湖人隊史最佳球員。

"Magic without a doubt," said one executive who also played in the league. "I love Kobe, but Magic brought more to the table."

"魔術師無疑是最佳的。"一位曾經在聯盟中打拼過的現任主管表示。"我很愛科比，但是魔術師給湖人隊帶去更多。"

Bryant and Abdul-Jabbar tied for second with seven votes apiece, and Jerry West, who followed his terrific Lakers playing career with an unparalleled career in the team's front office, received five votes. Wilt Chamberlain, the greatest statistical force the game has ever known, played only five seasons with the Lakers and was named by one voter.

科比和賈巴爾同時得到7張投票，並列第二位。傑裏-韋斯特得到5張投票，排名第三位，韋斯特無論是球員時代，還是退役後當總經理都爲湖人創造輝煌。歷史上最偉大的中鋒之一張伯倫因只在湖人隊效力五個賽季，所以只得到1張投票。

Those who voted for Bryant were surprised the final tally was so lopsided.

那些投票給科比的人對最後的結果是如此的懸殊都感到非常驚訝。

"Kobe won two titles without Shaq," said an executive. "Magic didn't win any titles without Kareem. I thought Kobe would get more love for his five titles."

"科比在沒有沙克·奧尼爾的情況下拿下了兩個總冠軍。"一位主管表示。"但是魔術師在沒有賈巴爾的情況下沒能拿下任何冠軍。所以我認爲，科比能從他的五個冠軍中獲得更多的熱愛。"

"Kobe ticks people off and Magic usually said all the right things," the GM said. "They were different players. Magic made everyone better. Kobe made the team better. In my heart, I know it's Magic who's the greatest Laker, but Kobe was unreal at times.

另一位高層表示："科比喜歡指出錯和對，魔術師的言論很得體。他們是不同的球員。魔術師讓所有人都變得出色，科比讓球隊變得出色。我認爲魔術師是湖人隊史最偉大球員，不過科比有時也很出色。"

"Kobe is like Anakin Skywalker. The force was strong with him and he could not control it at times. He had too many weapons and abused the power. He was loved as a young Jedi, hated during his prime as a ruler, and now everyone's coming back around at the end. Magic is Yoda, always teaching and making others better -- the leader that elevates others."

"科比是天行者阿納金，他的能量很強，但是有時控制不住這股能量，他擁有太多武器以致有時濫用武力，他年輕時候就像少年絕地武士，很受寵愛，進入巔峯時候，他卻招來各自憎恨。魔術師就像尤達大師，始終在傳授，讓其他人變得出色。"