Mavericks reveal exact details of Kobe Bryant trade offer they made Lakers in 2007

Mavericks reveal exact details of Kobe Bryant trade offer they made Lakers in 2007 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban revealed the exact details of the Kobe Bryant trade offer they made to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007.

In a recent appearance on the Club 520 podcast, Cuban revealed that the Mavericks were set to trade for Bryant in exchange for two first-round picks, Josh Howard and Jason Terry. “It was 2007, Kobe was ready to get out," Cuban said . "And I was on Dancing with the Stars.

Google me. I didn’t win. There was a dude named Elvis who was a production assistant, right?

And he was just Kobe love everything. I’m between breaks, I’d be like, Elvis, I need a quiet spot. And I would talk to Rob Pelinka, his agent at the time, and he’s like, “Okay, if you can get Dr.