Carmelo: Kobe Wanted Me to Come to the Lakers

Kobe and Carmelo would have made for an interesting pairing and according to Carmelo, Kobe "wanted it to happen."

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Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant would have made for an interesting pairing had they ever joined forces and, according to the Knicks star, Bryant "wanted it to happen." 

The New York Daily News reported Thursday that Anthony felt Bryant really wanted him to join the Lakers back in 2011 when the Nuggets were looking to trade their franchise player. Reportedly, Lakers president Jim Buss did not want to include Andrew Bynum in a deal for Anthony and in February of 2011, the Knicks acquired the forward in a blockbuster deal.  

"For some reason I was always connected with the Lakers," Anthony added. "Maybe it was just Kobe behind closed doors."

Anthony flirted with the Lakers two summers ago when he was a free agent before ultimately re-signing with the Knicks. He's played on two Olympic teams with Bryant and when asked about the possibility of teaming up with him in Rio in 2016, the Daily News said Anthony "is hopeful that they'll play together one last time." 

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