1996 Draft:

Kobe Bryant in 1996, the first round No. 13 overall by the Charlotte Hornets selected. 17 years of age made him become the first elected into the NBA directly from high school player of the guard. Became the first 27 into the NBA directly from high school players, but also into the Union in 1996, one of two high school players (the other one is Jermaine O’Neal). As the Lakers general manager Jerry West, Kobe Bryant value of the talent, July 11, 1996 Los Angeles Lakers center Vlade Divac he deal with the Hornets in exchange for a Kobe Bryant. Salary-cap space vacated for the summer after signing free agent Shaquille O’Neal created the conditions. As Kobe Bryant is only 17 years old, we can only replace him by his parents, signed with the team until the 18-year-old Bryant before his contract with the team.

The original NBA career (1996-99):

Bryant’s first two seasons in order to allow him to adapt to NBA games, he has been playing as a reserve player. In his first three seasons, the Lakers can win rare victory in the playoffs in 1998 and 1999 have been swept out of playoffs, Western Conference finals. rookie season, Bryant played 71 times (six starts), averaging 7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 15.5 minutes played. NBA history when he became the youngest player playing (the record now from teammate Andrew Bynum to maintain), while he was the youngest starting player. 1997 All-Star game dunk contest won the championship.  In the same year, he and his teammates g, BYU Knight (Travis Knight) with named NBA Rookie of the second team and became the youngest-Rookie Second Team player. This season, Bryant is a key moment in the final three of the “three non-stick (airball)” after the shooting ended. In the fourth quarter, he missed the game to win the next game for the first time shot, again in the last minute of extra time to vote lost two game-tying three-pointers. In this way the Utah Jazz beat the first round of the playoffs the Lakers. Shaquille O’Neal had in a few years, commented: “(Bryant) is the only one who would like to take shots in that time the guy.”

The 1997-98 season, Bryant 26.0 minutes of playing time, averaging 15.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists. The non-starters in the league’s highest scoring player, but also as a substitute player on the Lakers history, the highest scoring player (starting less than 10 games). Bryant, the increase in playing time due to the team, “small lineup,” the tactical arrangement, when Kobe Bryant will be re-playing the small forward position instead of the usual score / point guard position. Bryant, also in 1998 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award competition ranked second. Bryant, was passed in the second season in 1998, fans voted to the All-Star team with him also selected with teammate Shaquille O’Neal, Eddie Jones (Eddie Jones), Nick Van * Exel (Nick Van Exel) , this result makes them the first time since 1983, with a team of four players in NBA All-Star Game the same session; the same time, Bryant became the NBA history as the most Young All-Star players.

The 1998-99 season, the team only one 50 games (due to labor disputes, the entire season and played only 50 games) less than full time players, the entire season, Bryant averaged 1.44 steals second team first, and can Scored a team-high 19.9 points 2. Due to Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel was traded, Bryant became the team’s starting lineup. In the mid-season, Bryant and the Lakers signed a six-year deal worth about 70 million U.S. dollars contract. The contract to make Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers to be able to 2003-04 season. Although it was only in his early career, but some sports journalists have begun to take Bryant’s technology with Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson (Earvin Johnson) for comparison. and this year’s playoffs also does not improve, in the Western Conference semifinals by the San Antonio Spurs swept out of the game.

Lakers Dynasty (1999-2002):

The 1999-2000 season with the arrival of Phil Jackson, Bryant entered the second phase of his career, during which Kobe Bryant from the star to become a superstar Phil Jackson to use his Chicago Bulls to six the total champion the use of triangle offense to help the Lakers became the NBA championship-level team, in 2000, 2001 and 2002, three consecutive years is the best proof of this. The beginning of the season, Bryant as the Washington Wizards in a preseason game against the slander to the right hand and had to be in the public gallery of 6 weeks. Back to the track after the set-up under new coach Bryant’s offense to increase, on behalf of 1999-2000 season, the Lakers played 66 times, in 38.2 minutes of time

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Shaquille O’Neal Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant Jackson dynasty

Can be averaged 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists. Assists per game and steals a few a few are the first team. With Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant’s return, together with a strong bench line, so that the Lakers won the NBA history to win five games a high number of regular season – 67 games. O’Neal got the year’s regular season MVP, while Bryant was named the best NBA team second team for the first time named NBA All-Defensive first team (as was the youngest player in the honor). In the same year his second All-Star team and since then started his 11th consecutive year named All-Star Game experience. In the playoffs, Bryant, though only the role played on the 2nd, but against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals seventh game to get 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocked shots overall performance. Similarly, there are alley-oop with O’Neill’s co-win the Western Conference finals series. In the finals game against the Indiana Pacers in the second game of Section II Bryant sprained ankle, until the fourth game before re-debut. In the fourth game, committing at least leave extra time O’Neal and Kobe Bryant eight points to lead the team to win the game 120-118. 2000 playoffs, he averaged 21.1 points through six games finals battle, and O’Neal led the team got together in 1988 to its first NBA championship.

In the 2000-01 season, Bryant played 68 times, in each of the data has been enhanced and averaged to get 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists, playing time was increased to 40.9 minutes. However, that is, the year the contradiction between Bryant and O’Neal began to appear. Although this season, the Lakers got only 56 wins, fewer than in the previous 11 games last season, but the playoffs are played 15-1 excellent results. They are easily swept the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, until the finals against the Philadelphia 76ers lost in overtime in a game. 16 postseason games with Kobe Bryant would get 29.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and data, in the playoffs, O’Neal claimed that Bryant is the league’s best player, he was attacking the power to help the team improve to take the second consecutive year to the NBA championship.

The 2001-02 season despite his sub-field have dropped to 25.2 points, but he still sent out 5.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and comprehensive data, and in the season, Bryant’s shooting a career-high – 46.9% . In the 2001-02 season, Bryant is the first time named the best team of the NBA. In the same year, Bryant with 31 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and comprehensive data to get his first All-Star Game MVP trophy. In the playoffs, in the first round the face of Portland, and again swept the opponent 3-0, the second-round 4-1 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the Western Conference finals 4-3 victory over the Kings; there are 4-0 in the finals defeated the New Jersey Nets won a third consecutive NBA championship. The playoffs, Kobe is averaging 26.8 points and shooting 51.4%, as well as 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, in which scores of the entire team failed to score a 1 / 4. In the 23-year-old age, Bryant became the youngest player won three championships.

Low short-term (2002-04)：

2002-03 season, played 50 regular season wins 32 negative results, Bryant first time in 82 games in less than full time last season, averaging 41.5 minutes of playing time, getting 30.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.2 steals. For 9 consecutive games to be 40 +, 35 + 13 consecutive games have created a personal record. In 2003 as a whole averaged 40.6 points in February, becoming the first three NBA history to get a single month, averaging 40 points or more players. 12 playoff games, averaging 32.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, but in the Western Conference semifinals lost to the San Antonio Spurs, missed the Finals.

2003-04 season, the Lakers have a Hall of Famer Karl Malone and Gary Payton, coupled with years of All-Star Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers playing varsity Zaochu an alliance the strongest lineup in history. However, in the summer of 2003, Bryant was involved with the CO, Colorado, Ying Xian hotel sex scandal. Bryant go back and forth several times in that season, the Lakers with the Tribunal. In the final game of the regular season, the Lakers against the Trail Blazers. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with two Juesha win, and won the Pacific Division title. The final moments in the fourth quarter, Bryant hit three-pointers to tie the game, will the game into overtime. Competition finally entered the second overtime, Bryant then hit a pointer by the Cavaliers to help the Lakers 105-104 win. The Lakers still went to the team’s first 27 regular season history, 50 + victory, and in the playoffs each of 4-1,4-2,4-2 victory over the Rockets, San Antonio and Minnesota, following the 2002 NBA Finals again in advance, but was from the Xichang Finals MVP Chauncey Billups led the Detroit Pistons beat in 5 games. Finals, Kobe is averaging 22.6 points, 4.4 assists, shooting a miserable 35.1%. In September 2004, Bryant’s sex scandal was finally no longer willing to testify in court because the woman has been completed. In the 2004 NBA Finals after losing, Jackson and O’Neal left the Lakers. Jackson wanted to leave the coach’s position for some time to take over the coaching duties, he is Rudy Tomjanovich (Rudy Tomjanovich). In asking for a trade after O’Neal was sent to the Miami Heat in exchange for a Lamar Odom, Caron Butler (Caron Butler), Brian Grant (Brian Grant). Then as a free agent Bryant Los Angeles Clippers refused to provide a contract with the Lakers signed a seven-year deal worth 100 million up to 36.4 million contract.

Disappointment in the playoffs (2004-2007)：

The 2004-05 season, because of what happened last season, has greatly damaged the reputation of Bryant, but also that he suffered controversy and criticism. Phil Jackson published a new book, “The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul”, in the book a detailed account of the 2003-04 season, the Lakers turbulence, also criticized Bryant said he “uncoachable”. In the middle of the season, head coach Rudy Tomjanovich suddenly resigned from the head coach position on the grounds that health problems. After the departure of Rudy Tomjanovich, the Lakers assistant Frank Hamblen in charge of the team completed the rest of the season. In O’Neill’s departure, Bryant must learn to become the leader of the team, he averaged 27.6 points scored. In the 2004-05 season, Bryant received a total of 10 games 40 +. But the team was the first time since the 1993-94 season, failed to enter the playoffs. After the selection of the award this season, due to decline in the overall strength of the Lakers, Bryant did not make it the best defensive team, the best team was only the third team are selected only.

2005-06 season, Phil Jackson, Lakers re-return to the same time, the Lakers entered the playoffs once again. The Lakers played the 45-37 regular season record, Bryant’s score jumped to the scene were 35.4 points and 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists. Despite a substantial increase in his personal data – for the first time got scoring, his team has been struggling. In the playoffs, they lead the Phoenix Suns in the 3-1 case overturned by his opponent and eventually eliminated from the playoffs. In the December 20, 2005 Los Angeles Lakers VS Dallas Mavericks game, Bryant scored the first three quarters game 62 points, in his personal fate, when the Mavericks team score 62 points than we score 61 points even higher, Bryant is a self-24 second rule since the introduction of the first player to do so. In this season, the most famous is the January 22, 2006 against the Toronto Raptors have 81 points game. Bryant, 46, voted 28 in the second half to be 81 points in 55 minutes. 81 points, second only to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points in a single games. 2005-06 season, Bryant received a total of 2832 points out in NBA history, the seventh position. In 2006, Most Valuable Player Award in the fourth, but he received 22 first-place votes – second only to the final winner Steve Nash. After the 2006-07 season, Bryant decided to change his jersey number from 8 to 24. He started in high school through 24, in 1996, wearing No. 33. End of the season, Bryant in the TNT radio interview, said he had intended to select 24 of his rookie season, but it can not be achieved, while the No. 33 jersey has been retired along with Kareem Abdul Jaber. Kobe Bryant in Adidas ABCD Camp wearing a 143, so the final choice of three numbers and -8 as their number. He himself said: “The 24 means that the 24 hours, I hope to have all of their energies into basketball which, this is the reason I chose the No. 24. If you can not wholehearted serious investment, I am not Kobe Bryant. 24 is the My best interpretation. ”

2006-07 season, after the change in the number, Bryant is averaging 31.6 points Youyi got scoring and once again named All-Star, in the All-Star game, Bryant recorded 31 points, 6 assists, 6 steals per game, the first awarded the second All-Star Game MVP. This season, Kobe Bryant got 10 50 +, more than Michael Jordan in the 1986-1987 season and created a record eight games. But in the playoffs, the Lakers again in the first round of the playoffs with 1-4 loss to the Suns.

MVP season (2007-08):

May 27, 2007, ESPN reported on the West hopes to return to the Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant and re-manage the team news. And later said that if the West to return to the Lakers can not occur, he wants to be traded. However, three days later, Bryant Stephen A. Smith radio show it was expressed in the team burst out “inside” and that he should be responsible for the departure of Shaquille O’Neal, and to demonstrate their discontent; and openly said, “I would like to to be traded. ” The statement made three hours after Bryant accepted another interview, said that after speaking with coach Jackson, he decided to withdraw the request for transaction statements. In the December 23, 2007 game against the New York Knicks to become the youngest player to reach 20,000 points (29 years 122 days). Kobe Bryant played 82 times this season, averaging 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.84 steals per game, leading his team to 57-25 achievements. May 6, 2008 in the first round of the playoffs, sweeping the Denver Nuggets, the official awarded him the title of NBA Most Valuable Player, Kobe Bryant scored a career-first regular season MVP trophy. He was also named to the NBA the same year, the best team, best defensive team as well as the All-Star Game, and eventually lead the team into the 2008 NBA Finals, finally losing to the Boston Celtics. Of the 21 playoff games, averaging 30.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists.

Return to the winner (2008-09):

The initial 2008-09 season, the Lakers will start with a wave of seven game winning streak. Then Kobe Bryant led the team to play ping club record 19 games the best record 17-2 start to the November mid-Lakers score of 21-3. Kobe Bryant led his team to win a few games of the NBA championship scramble match competitors, including the war in the 92-83 victory over the Christmas Celtic, January 19, 2009 105-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers team, a wave of 6-0 from January 30, 2009 to February 8 (which includes the respective second win over the Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers). Results Lakers have maintained throughout the season, Western Union first results. Bryant continued to play this season to his advantage, consecutive 11-time All-Star Game, and has been the most valuable player award of the most powerful competitor. Bryant in December and January were awarded the best player on the west, and three-time Player of the Western Zhou. In January 2009, Kobe Bryant got three pairs of two to three pairs of his career had reached 16 games. The last time Bryant got three pairs of still dates back to 2005. In the 2009 All-Star game, Bryant got 27 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, and O’Neill share of the All-Star Game MVP trophy. In this season, Bryant has scored a very prominent performance, February 2, 2009, Los Angeles Lakers VS Knicks, Bryant hit rate of 61 percent, got 61 points and eventually won the game 126-117. Kobe Bryant became the Madison Square Garden, the highest score, breaking the record of Bernard King; the same time, 61 hours is also a 2008-09 season-high score. End of the season, Bryant has been in the NBA scoring standings from the first 21 rose to 17th place, beyond the (in chronological order) Elgin Baylor, Adrian Dantley, Robert Parish, Charles Barkley. The Lakers had a 65-17 regular season to get the results, Bryant averaged 26.8 points, in the MVP vote lost the election, LeBron James. In the playoffs, respectively, 4-1,4-3,4-2 victory over the Utah Jazz, Houston and Denver, the Lakers into the NBA Finals the second consecutive year. Finally, in the finals with 4-1 victory over the Orlando Magic, while Bryant won the Finals MVP trophy. After he became the first NBA Finals in 1996 Jerry West Series race after the games are getting 32.4 points, 7.4 assists a player, and he also became the second after following Michael Jordan in the finals series race to get averaged 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists players and become the Lakers won the sixth player in NBA Finals MVP.

2009-10 season:

Bryant continues to lead the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers as an elite team expedition 2009-10 season. Bryant this season, there is still a very significant contribution, December 4, 2009 game against Miami, Bryant way with one foot jump shot at the buzzer to lift the pointer by the Cavaliers Juesha opponent. Bryant, that this goal is one of his most fortunate goal. In the December 11, 2009 game against Minnesota suffered a fracture of his right index finger. Despite the injury, Bryant chose to continue playing, and did not intend to make any decision to leave or a truce. In the December 16, 2009 game, Bryant re-staged Juesha, in the regular season, after the ball missed the last one in the overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks. [141] January 1, 2010, Bryant again charged with a pointer by the Cavaliers the ball Juesha Sacramento. In the January 21, 2010, Bryant became the youngest player to reach 25,000 points (31 years 151 days), but the Lakers are in the loan-to-center Arena Speed lost the Cavaliers. January 31, 2010 game against the Celtics before the end of 7.3 seconds, Bryant hit a quasi-Juesha, helping the fourth quarter trailing by 11 points the Lakers away victory. February 1, 2010 the night of the game, Bryant scored 25208 total career points, surpassing Jerry West. February 23, 2010, Kobe (Bryant’s first 1000 games) against the Memphis Grizzlies in the final 4.3 seconds to vote in a mind-pointers, this was his fifth game this season, winning the ball in to vote. After the game on the final quasi-Juesha interview, Bryant said: “Every time it looked like to me the first time is always a new experience.”

At the start of the season, Bryant’s shooting a career-high (49.3%). However, in December 11 to January 23 between the fingers and back injuries due to the impact hit rate is only 43%.

Experience of international competition:

Bryant began his career in the highest level of international competition from the U.S. national team in 2006 began. 2004 Athens Olympic Games when he named the U.S. national team, but eventually quit the national team because of injury. He is a 2007 United States adult men’s championship basketball team and U.S. members of the state, they made the game 10-0 record and won the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games qualifying. He started 10 games are the players, free throws were a few times and free throw shooting team came in third place, shooting a few came in fourth place, as well as one-third of the ball. Of all the teammates in Bryant ranked 15th in scoring, assists and 14th in steals the 8th place. 10 games, 8 games scoring in double figures. He’s shooting 53%, averaging 16.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

June 23, 2008, Bryant was named the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the U.S. men’s basketball team. This is his first Olympics.

In the August 24, 2008, the U.S. team’s final against Spain, Bryant scored 20 points, including 13 fourth quarter points and 6 assists, which will eventually 118:107 beat Spain. Broke the U.S. team since the 2000 Olympic Games and the champions missed since the embarrassment of a record. He averaged got 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists in eight games, shooting 46.2%.

By 2010, the Turkish expedition named USA Basketball World Championship squad.

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NBA Stars Biography:Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant, 1978 Nian 8 23 , American professional basketball player, now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA team,his position is shooting guard, is considered the best performer in recent years, one of the NBA superstar players. Kobe Bryant is a former NBA basketball player Joe Bryant’s son. Bryant is the best active NBA scorer, breaking, shooting, free throws, one-third of the ball he very much at home, almost no offensive blind, single-game record of 81 points on a strong personal proof of this. In addition to crazy scores, the Bryant’s outstanding organizational skills are also often served as the first sponsor of the team offense. Also Kobe is the league’s best defensive one, personal defense very oppressive.

Name: Kobe Bean Bryant

Alias: Peter Pan, Black Mamba

Nationality: United States

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: August 23, 1978

Graduate institutions: Raul Leon (Lower Merion) High School

Height: 1.98m / 6 feet, 6 inches

Weight: 93.0kg/205 pounds

Sport: Basketball

Major awards: NBA regular season MVP (2008 years)

NBA Finals MVP (2009 years)

Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP

Four-time NBA Champion

Own team: the Los Angeles Lakers

Role: shooting guard / small forward

People’s Life:

I).Childhood:

Kobe Bryant was more than amb August 23, 1978 was born in the United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Jobe Bryant and Pamela Bryant Raab three children in the smallest one. His parents named him before he was born Kobe – the name of a steak,is on the menu in a restaurant to see. Bryant has two sisters, Celia, and Sanga. Kobe Bryant’s father Joe, the effectiveness of eight seasons in the NBA, respectively, for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets effect. When Kobe Bryant one-year-old when Joe was traded to the Clippers, he brought his family moved to Southern California. Bryant began to follow his father to learn to play basketball at the time was three years old. His most admired player is “Magic” Johnson, and claimed that the Los Angeles Lakers is their favorite team. After Joe was traded to the Rockets in Houston spent a season. In 1983 retired from the NBA. When Bryant 6 years old, Joe in order to continue his professional basketball career, his family moved to Italy again. Joe and the team signed the town of Rieti. Three children will practice after school Italian, a year after they can speak fluent in Italian. Bryant spent eight years in Italy, his childhood years, his addition to playing basketball, but also likes playing football. He is Barcelona, the club’s fans, the most favorite former Barcelona player Lionel Messi Ronaldinho and serving. When Joe retired in 1991 after he called the family moved back to the United States.

II).High school:

Bryant entered the Raul Merion, Pennsylvania. High School for four years all the starter. When high school junior, he averaged 31.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, won the Pennsylvania Player of the Year. High school senior year, Bryant averaged 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and 3.8 assists. He led Raul Merion made 31-3 record, including the wave until the end of the season’s 27 game winning streak, won the state-level championship. Bryant’s game against Marple Newtow high school to get a career-high 50 points, and at the district championship to get 34 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 9 blocks of data. 1995, Bryant took part in the Adidas ABCD camp, and met her future teammate Lamar Odom. [51] In his final three years of high school, and lead high school team to achieve 77-13 record. Bryant’s high school achievements with a total of 2883 points to become the southeast region of Pennsylvania the highest high school basketball scoring record, breaking Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain (2359 points) and St. Joseph players Carlin Warley (2441 points) record. In high school, Bryant had already started to contact with public figures in 1996, Bryant invited the R & B singer Brandy Norwood to participate in their graduation ball. (Small Snapshot: Kobe was the one in the Brandy called “Moesha” of sitcoms cameo).

Kobe Bryant when they graduate Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) to get 1080 points, enough to ensure that he got into a good college basketball scholarship. Bryant, Duke University would like to move into the school, but Bryant opted to skip college directly from high school into the NBA Draft.

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