text: Think about it this way.  Even the best of teams don't win every year.  And not every player can play for the Lakers coaches.  I think Ceballos was a better Sun than a Laker.  Rice better w/ the Heat. McCloud?  Who the "Bleap" is that?  And if you ask 90% of hoops fans they'd say "Sam Bowie, so what."  \nThe players you listed are journeymen, players that get traded 3 at a time for an All-Star, (except Rice).  And in Rice and Rodman's cases it was nearing retirement time for them.  So no the Lakers are not "player killers".  Now Kobe can kill your reputation.  But that's another story.