Posted at 1:36 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2007
NBA: Don't expect to see Kobe Bryant in Suns uniform
By Jerry Brown
East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.)
But if they ever did, would the Lakers actually trade Bryant to the Suns — one of three teams along with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls that are reportedly on Bryant's list of preferred destinations?
"Are you kidding? That isn't going to happen, even if we offered them the Grand Canyon as part of the deal," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "If we had Kobe, would we trade him (within the Pacific Division) to the Lakers? No way."
All the Kobe-talk gained more steam during the weekend after a meeting between Bryant and Lakers owner Jerry Buss in Spain reportedly ended with Bryant once again requesting a trade. Bryant appeared to reiterate those sentiments on his Web site, kb24.com, on Sunday, but the Los Angeles Daily New reported yesterday that the statement was actually three weeks old.
