Kobe is a perfect American player. Kobe started his NBA career in the 1996 draft. Depending on his broker, Kobe can't play in the Charlotte Hornets. However, the administrator of the Hornets said that they agreed to trade the selection rights with the Lakers. The Lakers didn't tell them the new draft until five minutes before the pick was made. Before the draft election, Kobe had learned his skills in Los Angeles. He played with the former player of Lakers. The manager of the Lakers thought that Kobe has already beyond these talented players. The West used a great centre forward to obtain Kobe's draft rights. Because he was 17, his father and mother made a deal with the Lakers together. Until the beginning of the new season, he was 18 and he can make a deal with the team by himself.
Kobe played in NBA since 1996. In his rookie season, he was the reservist of the Eddie and Nick. At that time, he became the youngest player in NBA. In the beginning, he played in the game in a limited time. However, as the time goes on, he could play in a more time. When the game is over, his show time was 15.5 minutes a game. During All-Star time, he was the winner of the 1997 All-Star competition. Thus, he became the youngest player to get the champion at the age of 18. On account of his best performance, he was selected to the second class in the NBA draft. He was also the best athlete in NBA rookie. Yet, his last minutes of the game ended in disaster. He missed 3 times to get 3 points in crucial match. He missed his first shot to win the competition in the fourth section. And in the extra time, he lost two times to get a three-point ball to win the game. Some years later a critic talked about this game and said that Kobe is so brave that he can make a decision by himself.
In the next year, he got more opportunity to play on the field. He started to display his abilities as a talented young guard. His final score increased from 7.6 to 15.4. His show time depends on the tactics of the Lakers. In this method he worked as the forward along side the guard. In 1998 NBA selection he awarded the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year . Through fan' voting he was selected as the youngest NBA starter. Four basketball athletes got the award in that season, and they made a history of the NBA All-Star match. He got 15.4 points in each game which made him became the scorer. The 1998-99 seasons recorded his emergence as a super guard in NBA. During the season, he decided to play in the Lakers with 70 million dollars. This contract made him play in the Lakers until the end of the 2003-04. He was still at an early stage of his professional career, he had the same skills with the Michael and Johnson. But the Lakers were still swept by their opponents in the semi-finals. Kobe did a lot to the Lakers, and the Lakers also gave him an opportunity to show his talent.
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