/kloc-at the age of 0/7, Kobe 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.