In the 1996 NBA draft, Kobe Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1 round, and then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. During his NBA career, he has been playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
1997 On the NBA All-Star Weekend, Kobe won the dunk contest, and 18-year-old Kobe became the youngest dunk contest champion in NBA history.
On 20 17 12 19, the Lakers played the Warriors at home. At halftime, a retirement ceremony was held for Kobe's No.8 and No.24 jerseys.
On March, 2065438+08 13, Kobe won the Best Short Film Award of the 90th Academy Award for his short film "Dear Basketball" with animator Glenn Keane.
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In his rookie season, Kobe spent most of his time as a substitute for Eddie Jones and Nick Van exel. At that time, he became the youngest player in NBA history and the youngest starter in NBA history. In the first season, Kobe averaged 15.5 minutes per game.
1997 On the NBA All-Star Weekend, Kobe won the dunk contest, and 18-year-old Kobe became the youngest dunk contest champion in NBA history. With the performance of the whole season, Kobe Bryant and fellow substitute teammate Travis Knight were selected as the second team of the NBA's best rookie team and became the youngest players to be selected as the best rookie team.
In the last game of the season, Kobe threw three air balls at the last critical moment. First, I missed the winning goal in the fourth quarter, and then I missed two equalizers in the last minute of overtime. In this way, Utah jazz defeated the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.