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The Dallas Mavericks almost traded for Kobe Bryant in 2007

Mark Cuban spoke on Wednesday about a deal to bring the Black Mamba to Dallas.

Mark Cuban told members of the media today he was certain the Dallas Mavericks had acquired Kobe Bryant back in September of 2007. According to the Mavs owner, Dallas was set to send Josh Howard and Jason Terry to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for the 5-time NBA Champion.

Mark Cuban says he thought he had a deal done that would have shipped Kobe to Dallas for Josh Howard and Jason Terry in 2007.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 13, 2016

Cuban was so confident the deal would get done he began telling members of the stage crew for Dancing With the Stars during his longer-than-expected stint as a competitor on the dancing show.