Live Bar, June 7th recently, Sun player Paul talked about The topic of failing to join hands with Kobe in The Pivot podcasting program.
Paul said: “That’s crazy. Kobe and I talked on the phone. Every time we fight, we almost fight because we all have the same energy. I remember that I didn’t lose the all-star game I played with Kobe, because I treated the All-Star game like other games, and we treated every game with the same attitude.
“It made me very sad that the deal didn’t happen. Kobe’s receive the ball was very good. He just didn’t have a chance to show it in the competition. If we can cooperate, it will be very interesting.”
In 2011, the Hornets (the predecessor of Pelican), the Lakers and Rockets discussed a big deal. The Hornets sent Paul to the Lakers. The Lakers traded Gasol to the Rockets. The Hornets got Odom, Kevin Martin, Scola, goran Dragic and a first round visa (2012). At that time, the general manager of Wasp had approved the deal, but it was finally rejected by David Stern, the then president of the Alliance (Wasp was hosted by the alliance at that time).
