Report: Lakers Inquired About Trading Kobe Bryant for LeBron James in 2007

That would have the blockbuster of all trades.
Report: Lakers Inquired About Trading Kobe Bryant for LeBron James in 2007
If superstars LeBron James (R) and Kobe Bryant had been traded for one another in 2007 it would have been maybe the biggest blockbuster trade in sports history. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
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Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. The two superstars have combined to play in each of the last nine NBA Finals.

They also were discussed in a possible blockbuster trade for one another some nine years ago, according to a report on ESPN.

According to the report, Bryant wasn’t happy with where the Lakers were heading in the summer of 2007. Now three seasons removed from the Shaquille O'Neal era, L.A. hadn’t won a playoff series since Shaq was traded to Miami in 2004 and Bryant—then 28—wasn’t happy with the results.

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