Summer of '03, Lakers offer Cavs 25 year old Kobe for 18 year old Lebron, who accepts

[JordansBulls]

Let's say it is the Summer of 2003 and Cleveland has the #1 pick like they did, would both teams agree on a trade with a 25 year old Kobe part of the equation for a 18 year old Lebron? Who accepts, who declines?

Which is more likely to happen?

Both teams would agree on Trade
Cleveland would Agree on Trade, while LA Lakers would decline it
Cleveland Declines Trade, while LA Lakers would Accept it
Both Teams would Decline Trade

At this time the Lakers had been dethroned as champions going out in round 2. Not sure if there was any legit discussion of trading Kobe at the time, but would LA had entertained the idea or would Cleveland have done it?

[Raps08-09 Champ]

Lakers Accept while Cleveland declines.

Cleveland doesn't trade a hometown superstar while Lakers look to trade 1 of Shaq/Kobe because of the feud.

[Sactown]

They would of dealt Kobe, Phil wasn't crazy about Kobe's antics and Lebron just had to much hype, I actually think Cleveland would decline because Lebron was such a home town hero.

[Bruno87]

wasn't kobe in the last year of his deal? it would have had to have been a re-sign and trade?

[Gram]

JordansBulls still putting the wrong threads in the wrong forums.

[Bruno87]

how about after the summer of 2004? that would have been interesting.

[dnewguy]

dumb thread

[Bruno87]

dumb thread

then don't comment.

do not come into threads looking to de-rail them. i see threads i dont like everyday, i ignore them.

[Chronz]

Neither

Cavs wouldnt want a 1 year rental. Lakers were looking to win titles and I doubt they had the balls to go all out rebuild around a once a generation talent like James with 2 of them still on their squad.

[Chronz]

how about after the summer of 2004? that would have been interesting.

NTC ?.p

[Sactown]

Neither

Cavs wouldnt want a 1 year rental. Lakers were looking to win titles and I doubt they had the balls to go all out rebuild around a once a generation talent like James with 2 of them still on their squad.

I actually really think Phil would of tried to push it through.

[KB-Pau-DH2012]

These hypothetical threads never end well.

[sep11ie]

Which team would get HCA faster?

Lakers
Cavs
Both
Neither

[king4day]

The hype around Lebron was too great to deal him. Kobe was priming but Cleveland wasn't ready to win yet.
I say neither team does it but MAYBE LA considers it.

[uncleben989]

dumb thread

only thing more annoying than dumb threads, are the idiots who post the fact in them instead of keeping it to themselves.

and cavs decline. kobe was superdiva at the time and lebron was the secondcoming