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Nº13 of the NBA Draft ... and transfer to the Lakers
The Charlotte Hornets chose in Nº. 13 of the NBA Draft a young man from Philadelphia who was only 17 years old: Kobe Bryant. But his adventure in the North Carolina franchise was short-lived. On July 11 he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Vlade Divac. The rest is history. June 26 -
Champion of the Mates Contest
The young Kobe decides to participate in the ‘Slam Dunk Contest’ of the 1997 All Star Games held in Cleveland and at only 18 years old he becomes the youngest winner in the history of the contest, after beating the semi-unknown Chris Carr in the final. -
Best rookie quintet in the NBA
Kobe Bryant was chosen in the second equipment in season 96-97. Tim Duncan was elected to the first team in the 97-98 season. Vince Carter was elected to the first team in the 98-99 season. Pau Gasol was chosen in the first team in the 01-02 season. In 1997 -
First ring and 'threepeat' with the Lakers
In his fourth season in the NBA, Kobe was already one of the undisputed stars of the league although in the Lakers. He got his first NBA championship ring in 2000 ... which was followed by a couple more in 2001 and 2002, signing a legendary 'threepeat' with the Los Angeles team. -
Score 81 points against the Raptors
January 22, 2006 will be forever in the memory of NBA fans. That night, Kobe Bryant achieved the second-best scoring mark in league history against the Toronto Raptors: 81 points, 28/46 in TC, including 7/13 in T3, plus 18/20 in TL. Records only surpassed by Wilt Chamberlain and his mythical 100 points. -
Number change: from 8 to 24
Bryant started his career with the 8 on his back in reference to his Adidas ABCD 143 Campus; Mamba tried to play with that three-digit number but the NBA never allowed it, so he decided to add the three digits 1 + 4 + 3 = 8. For the 07/06 season, the Los Angeles star changed his number to # 24 . -
Get your only NBA MVP
He earned the 2007-08 NBA MVP Award, two Finals MVP Awards, and 15 NBA team selections.On May 7, 2008, he was named MVP of the 2007-08 NBA season. -
Visitor who has scored the most points in the MSG
In fact, until Carmelo Anthony scored 62 points against the Charlotte Bobcats in January 2014, Kobe's 61 in February 2009 was the highest score by a player in the mythical Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks' pavilion, surpassing the 60 of the 'local' Bernard King on Christmas Day 1984 or some remembered performances by Michael Jordan, a true nightmare for New York fans. -
Repeat ’with Pau Gasol and five NBA rings
After several years of drought, the arrival of Pau Gasol to the Lakers was the piece that Kobe needed to try to add another ring to his record. In their first season together, they reached the NBA Finals, where they lost to the 'Big three' Celtics. Things were much better for them in 2009 and 2010, winning two championships in a row. Unlike the rings achieved with Shaq, Bryant was now the leader of the Lakers and was chosen the MVP of the Finals both times. -
Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award
The trophy is named after the legendary Celtics player Bill Russell. A dozen players have done it on more than one occasion. 2009-10 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers. In 2010 and 2009 -
Third highest scorer in NBA history
Kobe Bryant became the third leading scorer in NBA history on December 14, 2014, surpassing the 32,292 points of one of his great idols, Michael Jordan. The Lakers guard surpassed that figure by scoring a pair of free throws against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kobe continued playing one more season in the NBA and reached 33,643 points, a mark only surpassed by the 36,928 of Karl Malone or the 38,387 of the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. -
Score 60 points in your last game
A compulsive scorer like Kobe, he couldn't put an end to his basketball career any other way. On another night to remember, Bryant went up to 60 points against the Utah Jazz in the last game of the 'regular season'. Of course, he threw himself up to the shoes: 22/50 in TC, including a 6/21 in triples, and a 10/12 in TL. Not bad for a "kid" of almost 38 years about to retire. -
ESPY Awards: iCON AWARD
In 2016, Kobe Bryant won the ESPY Award for the best NBA player. It is one of the awards given by the ESPN television network at the ESPY Awards ceremony for the best NBA player of the year. -
Oscar for Best Animated Short Film
To remember the Black Mamba; And that is precisely what they have done at Granity Studio, Bryant's multimedia company through which 'Dear Basketball' was produced, the animated short for which the Lakers star won the Oscar last 2018.
