Mark Cuban Says Dirk Nowitzki Was Ready to Trade Himself for Kobe Bryant

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Mark Cuban Says Dirk Nowitzki Was Ready to Trade Himself for Kobe Bryant

Cuban said he was talking to Kobe’s agent Rob Pelinka and Jerry Buss in 2017 when a deal was lined up and Kobe “was committed” until Mitch Kupchak intervened. He said it would have been “Kobe and Dirk,” and recalled Dirk saying, “you can trade me. I would trade me for Kobe,” before Cuban replied, “no… that defeats the purpose.”

By Adit Pujari

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