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.

At 35, Tracy McGrady considered an NBA comeback and wanted to join the Lakers, believing he could fit with the older, post-injury version of Kobe Bryant.

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,