Carmelo Anthony revealed that in 2011, a deal was essentially in place to send him and Nenê to the Lakers for Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum. “I never even thought about New York,” Melo said — but the trade never happened. Imagine Kobe and Melo sharing the floor in purple and gold during that era. How far do you think that duo could have gone? #CarmeloAnthony #KobeBryant #LakersNation #NBAWhatIf #NBADebate #NBAHistory #NBAPartners #Sports #NBA #NewYorkKnicks #DenverNuggets