The Lakers squashed a deal that would have paired T-Mac with Kobe and Shaq
Jerry West's credentials as a talent evaluator are as impeccable as his accomplishments as a player. The man whose silhouette serves as the NBA logo traded for Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant as GM of the Los Angeles Lakers, and he then advised the Golden State Warriors not to trade Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, helping mold the foundation of two of the greatest dynasties of this century. In a retrospective of Kobe's career on the occasion of his double jersey-retirement ceremony at halftime of Monday's game between the Lakers and Warriors at Staples Center, ex-Lakers coach Del Harris revealed to New York Times scribe Marc Stein that West wanted to add Tracy McGrady to the Kobe-Shaq tandem, but he and then-owner Jerry Buss figured it would delay their title chances.
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