Dirk Nowitzki is the greatest international NBA player of all time and one of the biggest stars in league history.
Although he spent the entirety of his career with the Dallas Mavericks, there was a point where his services seemed to be for sale.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was always a big fan of Nowitzki, so understandably he tried to recruit the German sharpshooter to L.A. Tales about how close he came to succeeding have floated around for many years now.
Recently, Nowitzki revealed the details of that process.