In the 2009-10 season, Bynum continued to be an essential part of the Lakers team that clinched the championship. He averaged 15 points and 8.3 rebounds with an impressive shooting percentage of 57%.

"For sure, because when you're playing with me you obviously have to sacrifice something," Bryant said. "Same thing with me and Shaq. You kind of offset each other to a certain ex ...

"If it wasn't for them (Lakers), we had a chance to win a championship every year. We just couldn't get past Kob," Williams said. "It was the Big 3 of Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom.

1 / 46U.S. President Barack Obama (C) receives an autographed championship flag and basketball from (L-R) Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Sasha Vujacic, Luke Walton ...

Both legends are still All-Stars who are good enough to make some noise in the playoffs, but the Warriors and Lakers still need talent upgrades to make those runs meaningful. The NBA is always ...