Recently, NBA legend Pierce talked about the summer of 2007 on the "Club Shay Shay" program.
Pierce said: "I told my agent I wanted to play with Dirk. That year they were No. 1 in the Western Conference and they lost to the Warriors in the first round. I thought that was the perfect situation. If they got me, then they could win, but that didn't work out.
"The Lakers and Celtics were garbage that year. We were both lottery teams. Kobe and I played at UCLA. He said he wanted to leave the Lakers. There were rumors about him and the Bulls. I said I was leaving too, and I bet I would leave before you. The craziest thing is that we met in the finals the next year. "
source:7mvn