1996 NBA draft - Wikipedia
WEBKobe Bryant was selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets (traded to the Los Angeles Lakers). Peja Stojaković was selected 14th overall by the Sacramento Kings. Steve Nash was selected 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns. Jermaine O'Neal was selected 17th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
1996 NBA Draft - Basketball-Reference.com
WEBDate: Wednesday, June 26, 1996. Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey. Number of Picks: 58 (47 played in NBA) First Overall Pick: Allen Iverson (99.0 Win Shares) Most Win Shares: K. Bryant (172.7), R. Allen (145.1) and S. Nash (129.7)
Kobe Bryant Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and …
WEBKobe Bryant was drafted by Charlotte Hornets, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1996 NBA Draft. What position did Kobe Bryant play? Shooting Guard and Small Forward.
Kobe Bryant and the draft day trade that changed NBA history
WEBApr 4, 2016 · With the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected Kobe Bryant out of Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia. Then, in a draft day trade that would change the course of...
Kobe Bryant - Wikipedia
WEBRecognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Philadelphia suburb Lower Merion, Bryant declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick; he was then traded to the Lakers.
On This Day In 1996, Kobe Bryant Was Drafted By The Charlotte …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th selection in the first round out of Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in...
Kobe Bryant: A look back at the 1996 NBA draft - Sports Illustrated
WEBJan 15, 2016 · Kobe retires as the third-leading scorer in NBA history, with 33,583 points going into his final game, against the Utah Jazz. He scored more points total than the five players drafted...
Kobe Bryant, Jerry West and the draft workout that changed NBA ... - ESPN
WEBMar 2, 2021 · In the spring of 1996, Lakers GM Jerry West granted a favor to a friend -- agent Arn Tellem -- that the team would host a pre-draft workout for a 17-year-old named Kobe Bryant.
Revisiting the star-studded 1996 NBA Draft: 'We were all on a …
WEBMay 4, 2021 · Calipari and the Nets didn’t select Kobe Bryant and neither did the next four teams in line or any of the top-12 teams in the draft. It was only at Jerry West’s urging, after a trade involving Lakers center Vlade Divac, that Kobe went off the board and found his way to the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant All That's Left of NBA's Greatest Draft Ever
WEBNov 3, 2014 · Kobe Bryant now stands alone, the last member of a storied 1996 NBA rookie class, trying to stave off the fate that has befallen every one of his draft-day peers.
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