Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were absolutely dominant during his years with the franchise. He won five championships during his time with the team and played with a lot of great teammates. While his tenure with the Lakers was pure basketball entertainment, a situation almost occurred that would have made the team even more entertaining.

The New York Knicks shook the NBA world in 2011 by trading for then-Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony ahead of that February's trade deadline. However, Anthony revealed that an even bigger trade nearly occurred around that time,

Carmelo Anthony recalls 2011 trade that nearly sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.