Kobe demanded a trade and the Lakers decided to keep him
With 4 years left on KD's deal I'd be tell him to get his black ass to the arena
that’s not what really happen … the trade was done … but Kobe smartly realize the bulls were giving up their best talent Deng, Gordon and Noah and he realized him on the Bulls without those other top notch players - he wasn’t gonna win - so he was the one who told the Lakers don't make the trade : he’d stay as long as they(LAL) would get him help NOT the other way around