Oh I’m just learning all kinds of things this morning! Can you see Kobe living in Detroit?! Yea, me neither. Here’s a little info that you may of not heard. Kobe Bryant almost went to the Pistons in 2007. So what happened?! The Black Mamba didn’t want to go! Check out the report after the jump…
According to Dave Hogg at FoxSports:
As reported at the time, the Pistons had worked out a trade with the Lakers that would have brought Kobe Bryant to the Motor City in exchange for Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Amir Johnson and a first-round draft pick.
The deal would have given the Pistons a roster that included Bryant, Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess. Rodney Stuckey was a rookie, and Jason Maxiell was in his second season with the team. The trade would have also meant more time for Aaron Afflalo and fan favorite Walter Herrmann.
After Bryant vetoed the trade, the Pistons went 59-23 under Flip Saunders and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to Boston in six games. Saunders was fired after the season and replaced by Michael Curry, and Billups was traded to the Nuggets for Allen Iverson.
(Story Continues…)
