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.