Nicknames: Flash, Black Mamba Number: No.8 (1996-2006) No.24 Former residence: Italian language: English, Italian, Spanish constellation: Virgo draft:1No.3 in the first round of 996 NBA draft. In July of the same year, 1 1 was traded to the LA Lakers, and the Hornets got the Vlade Divac NBA ball age:15,201-2012 season salary: $25.24 million. Contract situation: 7 years, 65,438+36.4 million, 2 million. 83.5 million yuan in 3 years, signed on April 3, 20 10, and expired in the summer of 20 14.
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childhood
Kobe Bryant in childhood
Kobe bean Bryant1978 was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on August 23rd. He is the youngest and only son of "fudge" Joe Bryant and former NBA player and former coach of LA Sparks Pamela Cox Bryant. His parents named him Kobe before he was born, a Japanese steak [13], which was seen on the menu of a restaurant. Kobe has two sisters, Celia and Shaya. Kobe's father Joe played for Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets for eight seasons in the NBA. When Kobe was 6 years old, Joe left the NBA and moved his family to Italy to continue his professional basketball career. Kobe has adapted to a new lifestyle and learned to speak Italian and Spanish fluently. He started playing at the age of 3, and his favorite team since childhood was the Lakers. Kobe's grandfather will send him videos of NBA games, and Kobe will study these videos. Kobe also learned to play football when he was young. His favorite team is AC Milan Football Club. He once said that if he stayed in Italy, he would try to become a professional football player. Kobe Bryant is a big fan of former Barcelona Football Club coach frank rijkaard and former Barcelona player Ronaldinho. He also appreciates Messi of Barcelona. After Joe retired, he moved his family back to America.
High school period
In high school, Kobe was at Raul Merion High School in Raul Merion, a suburb of Philadelphia. Kobe has won the recognition of the whole United States with his amazing high school career. As a newcomer, Kobe can be the first player in the school basketball team (grade three or four). Kobe was coached by his father when he was a sophomore. Although the team's performance was mediocre in his first year, in the next three years, Kobe played all five positions and led the team to a record of 77 wins 13 losses. In adidasABCD training camp, Kobe won the MVP award of 1995 for high school students, and fought alongside teammate Lamar Odom. In high school, john lucas, then head coach of the 76ers, invited Kobe to try out the team, and Kobe played one-on-one with jerry stackhouse. In his last year of high school, Kobe led the team to win the first state championship in 50 years. In senior three, Kobe averaged 30.8 points 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks. He led Raul Merion High School to a score of 3 1 win and 3 losses. After his high school career, Kobe surpassed wilt chamberlain and Lionel Simmons, and broke the high school scoring record in southeastern Pennsylvania with 2883 points. With his performance in high school, Kobe won several awards, including naismith's best high school player of the year, Gatorade's best high school player of the year, McDonald's all-American team, and USA's best team player today. Greg Donner, Kobe's high school basketball coach, rated him as a "dominant all-around player". 1996 Kobe invited R &；; Singer Brandy Norwood attended her own dance, even though they were just friends. Kobe got a score of 1080 on the SAT, which was enough to ensure that he got a basketball scholarship and was admitted to a good university. However, at the age of 17, Kobe finally decided to enter the NBA directly, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to enter the NBA draft directly from high school. Because it is not common to enter the NBA directly from high school (Kevin Garnett is the only exception in 20 years), Kobe's decision has attracted a lot of attention. Kobe once said that if he went to college after graduating from high school, he would choose Duke University.
1996 NBA draft
Kobe Bryant 1996 transferred to Los Angeles Lakers.
As the first guard player to directly participate in the NBA draft from high school, Kobe Bryant was selected by Charlotte Hornets in the first round 1996. However, according to Arn Tellem, Bryant's agent at the time, it was "impossible" for him to play for the Charlotte Hornets. However, Bill Branch, then the Hornets' chief scout, said that the Hornets had agreed to exchange draft picks with the Lakers the day before the draft. The Lakers didn't tell the Hornets about their pick until the first five minutes of the draft. Before the draft, Kobe Bryant tried out in Los Angeles and played against former Lakers players larry drew and michael cooper. Jerry West, then coach of the Lakers, said that "Kobe has surpassed these players"1July, 996 1 1, and West traded his starting center Vlade Divac to the Hornets in exchange for Kobe's draft pick. Because Kobe was only 17 years old in the draft, his parents had to sign with him for the Lakers. It was not until the start of the new season that 18-year-old Kobe Bryant signed independently.