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Kobe Bryant appeared on the Grantland Basketball Hour tonight, and dropped this (relative) bombshell right at the end, as transcribed by the Lakeshow Life:
Kobe admits to squashing a trade to Detroit for Tayshaun, Rip, and draft picks
— Lake Show Life (@TheLakeShowLife) February 23, 2015
NBA history would be significantly altered had such a trade went down. I think all Lakers fans can be thankful that the Pistons were not on the list of teams that Bryant was willing to head to, or the Lakers would have at least two fewer banners and have missed out on countless Kobe memories.