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 NBA all-star weekend, Kobe won the dunk contest, and 18-year-old Kobe became the youngest dunk contest champion in NBA history. On February 23rd, 2007, Kobe Bryant played against the new york Knicks at Madison Square Garden Stadium, becoming the youngest player to score 20,000 points (29 years old, 122 days) [2]. 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.
On June 26th, 2020, Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, California, at the age of 41[3] [4]; On April 5th, Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Nai Smith Basketball Hall of Fame. On August 13, Orange County, California, USA announced August 24th as Kobe Day. [5]
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Early experience
childhood
1978 On August 23rd, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The youngest and only son of his three children, former NBA players and former LA Sparks coaches Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. Kobe has two sisters-Celia and Shaya. [7]
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Early Kobe Bryant
When Kobe was 6 years old, Joe left the NBA and moved his family to Italy to continue his professional basketball career. Kobe adapted to his new life and began to learn Italian and Spanish. After his father Joe Bryant retired in 199 1, the Kobe family returned to the United States. [2]
High school period
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From 65438 to 0996, Kobe attended Raul Merion High School in Raul Merion, a suburb of Philadelphia. 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 Leon 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 in the United States, McDonald's all-American team and American best team player. 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.
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Sports experience
1996 NBA draft
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As the first guard player to directly participate in the NBA draft from high school, Kobe Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the NBA draft of 1996. However, according to Arne Trom, 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. [8]1July, 996 1 1, West traded his starting center Vlade Divac to the Hornets in exchange for Bryant'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.
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Initial season (1996- 1999)
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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 (the record was later broken by teammate Andrew Bynum), and he was also the youngest starter in NBA history. In the first season, Kobe averaged 15.5 minutes per game. [7]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. Shaquille o'neal commented a few years later: "(Kobe) was the only guy who dared to shoot like that at that moment."
Kobe Bryant 1997 won the All-Star Dunk Contest.
1997-98 season, Kobe gained more playing time and began to show the ability of a talented young defender. Bryant's average score soared from 7.6 to 15.4. The increase of Kobe's playing time is due to the tactical arrangement of the team's "small lineup". During this period, Kobe will change to the position of small forward and can play at the same time as the starting guard. Kobe Bryant ranked second in the competition for the best sixth man award in NBA from 65438 to 0998, and he became the youngest starter in NBA history through fan voting. He was also selected with teammates shaquille o'neal, eddie jones and nick van exel, which is the first time that four players from the same team have been selected for the same NBA All-Star Game since 1983. Kobe averaged 15.4 points per game, making him the highest scorer among non-starters this season.
1998-99 season marks the beginning of Kobe's demonstration of his strength as a top guard in the league. Since starting guards eddie jones and nick van exel were traded, Kobe Bryant started every game in a season reduced to only 50 games due to labor disputes. This season, Kobe signed a six-year contract with the Lakers worth about $70 million. This contract enables Kobe to play for the Lakers until the 2003-04 season. Although only early in his career, some sports reporters have begun to compare Kobe's skills with those of Michael Jordan and Owen Johnson. In this season's playoffs, the Lakers were swept out by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals.
Three consecutive championships (1999-2002)
With 1999 Phil Jackson coaching the Lakers, Kobe's fate changed. After several years of steady progress, Kobe has become one of the best shooting guards in the league, and has appeared in the NBA's best team, all-star and NBA's best defensive team many times. Under the leadership of Kobe Bryant and O 'Neal, the outstanding center combination, the Lakers became a strong contender for the championship. Phil Jackson helped the Lakers become an NBA championship team with the triangle attack tactics he used when he won the Chicago Bulls' six championships, as evidenced by the three consecutive championships in 2000, 200 1 and 2002.
Lakers dynasty Shaquille O 'Neal Kobe Jackson
1999-At the beginning of the 2000 season, Kobe Bryant had to stay in the audience for six weeks because he injured his right hand in the preseason game against the Washington Wizards. After returning to the arena, Kobe can play for more than 38 minutes per game, and all technical statistics have been improved in the 1999-2000 season. [7] Among them, the average assists and steals are the first in the team. Thanks to the return of O 'Neal and Kobe Bryant, as well as a strong bench lineup, the Lakers won the fifth highest number of regular-season wins in NBA history-67 games. O 'Neill won the MVP in the regular season, while Kobe Bryant was selected for the first time for the second team of NBA best team and the first team of NBA best defense (becoming the youngest player to win this honor). Although Kobe only played second in the playoffs, he scored 25 points 1 1 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against Portland Trailblazers. Finally, with O 'Neill's aerial relay, he won the Western Conference finals series. In the series against Indiana Pacers in the finals, Kobe sprained his ankle in the second quarter of the second game and missed the rest of that game and the third game. In the fourth game, Kobe scored 22 points in the second half and led the team to win overtime when O 'Neill was sent off. Kobe hit the winning goal to help the team 120- 1 18 lead. With the victory in Game 6, the Lakers won the first NBA championship since 1988.
In 2000-0 1 season, Kobe's data was similar to that of last season, except that he averaged 6 points higher (28.5 points). But it was in this year that the contradiction between Kobe Bryant and O 'Neal began to appear. Average 5 assists per game and lead the team again. Although the Lakers won only 56 games this season, which was 1 1 less than last season, they achieved an excellent record of 15 wins 1 negative in the playoffs. They easily swept Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs until they lost a game in overtime against Philadelphia 76ers in the final. They won the next four games and brought the championship trophy back to Los Angeles for the second time. In the playoffs, Kobe played for a long time, and his average data increased to 29.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6. 1 assist. In the playoffs, O 'Neill declared that Kobe was the best player in the league. Kobe Bryant was finally selected as the best team and the best defensive team for the second year in a row. In addition, he was selected into the all-star starting lineup for three consecutive years (1999 has no all-star game).
Commemorative photos of Kobe Bryant and his parents after winning the championship in 2000.
In the 200 1-02 season, Kobe made his first 80 appearances in his career. He continued his overall performance, averaging 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Kobe's shooting percentage also reached a career high of 46.9%, and the number of assists once again led the team. In addition to being re-elected to the All-Star Team and the Best Defensive Team, Kobe Bryant was also selected to the NBA's Best Defensive Team for the first time. [7] This year, the Lakers won 58 games in the regular season, ranking second in the Pacific Division, second only to the Kings. The road to the finals is also much more difficult than in previous years. Despite sweeping the Trailblazers in the playoffs and beating the Spurs 4-/kloc-0-,the Lakers still lost their home court advantage against the Kings. This series has played seven games, which is the first time since the Western Conference finals in 2000. In the end, the Lakers defeated their rivals in the same area and entered the finals for the third time in a row. In the 2002 finals, Kobe averaged 26.8 points, 5 1.4% shooting percentage, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists, among which the score accounted for 1/4 of the team's score. At the age of 23, Kobe became the youngest player to win three championships. Kobe Bryant's performance in the fourth quarter was remarkable and highly praised, especially in the last two rounds of the playoffs.
A brief low tide (2002-2004)
In the 2002-03 season, Kobe averaged 30 points, scored 40+ in nine consecutive games, and averaged 40.6 points in February. In addition, he can also contribute 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, all of which are career highs. Kobe Bryant was once again selected as the first team of the NBA's best team and the best defensive team, [7] and ranked third in the MVP vote. 50-32 in the regular season and 6 in the Western Conference semifinals in the playoffs. The Lakers lost to the final champion San Antonio Spurs.
In the following 2003-04 season, the Lakers won all-star players Carl Malone and Gary Payton, and once again hit the championship. Before the start of the season, Kobe was arrested on charges of sexual assault. This caused Kobe to miss some games because he appeared in court; Or go to court early one day and play later that day. In the last game of the regular season, the Lakers played against the Blazers. Kobe led the Lakers to victory with two lore games and won the Pacific Division. At the last moment of the fourth quarter, Kobe hit a three-pointer to equalize the score and dragged the game into overtime. Finally, the game entered the second overtime, and Kobe hit the buzzer for three points to help the Lakers 105- 104 win.