kobe got drafted to the lakers in 1996.
kobe got drafted to the lakers in 1996.
when did kobe get drafted to the lakers?
1996
in 1996, the los angeles lakers acquired the draft rights to high school player kobe bryant from the charlotte hornets by trading established center vlade divac. no nba team had previously drafted a guard straight from high school. after freeing up salary by parting with other veteran players, they signed free agent all-star center shaquille o'neal later that year. the two sparred in their first three seasons playing together from 1996–1999. bryant kept his teammates at a distance, answering non-basketball questions with one- or two-word responses. o'neal told the lakers when bryant arrived, "i'm not gonna be babysitting." bryant had extreme confidence in his ability, which was unusual for an 18-year-old. some teammates interpreted bryant's confidence as arrogance. o'neal was wary of bryant, as a rookie, boasting that he would lead the lakers in scoring and be the best player in the league. lakers general manager jerry west criticized o'neal's leadership for hazing bryant that season. while o'neal's personality was good-humored, bryant's demeanor was all-business and was interpreted by some teammates as selfishness. o'neal began calling bryant "showboat" because of his flashy offensive moves. in an overtime playoff loss to the utah jazz that eliminated the lakers, o'neal fouled out with two minutes remaining in regulation. lakers coach del harris had designed the laker offense around the rookie bryant, who went on to shoot four air balls. harris explained that bryant's one-on-one skills made him the best choice. after the game, o'neal put his arm around bryant and told him there would be other opportunities. west said the team's shortcoming made o'neal angry since he was going to be judged by the team's success.
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"i don't wanna get drafted" was a 1980 single by american musician frank zappa. it was rerecorded for the 1981 album "you are what you is" under the title "drafted again". the record company zappa was with at the time, mercury, refused to release it as a single. zappa instead created his own record company, barking pumpkin, and released it from there. it peaked at 103 on american charts, but more successfully reached 3 on swedish charts. the single version was later included on zappa's posthumously released "the lost episodes".









































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