15 years ago Kobe Bryant criticized the Lakers for not dealing 19 year old Andrew Bynum for 34 year old Jason Kidd in the offseason From that point on Bynum played 229 more games compared to Kidd's 490 games
Kobe Bryant with the assist off of Serge Ibakas back/butt. Whether the pass was intended for Pau Gasol or Jordan Hill, you decide. None the less, a funny moment. (Wait for the replay for better angles of the play)
Mark Cuban says that the Mavericks were very close to trading for Kobe Bryant in 2007 with a package of Josh Howard Jason Terry and draft picks so close that he thought the deal was done However Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak was able to talk Kobe out of his trade request