The legendary real-time strategy game that began it all returns, remastered, in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition! Players will experience Age of Empires at its best ever: the original base game along with the Rise of Rome expansion, all with enhanced gameplay and narration, 16 civilizations to explore and 10 campaigns to conquer.
Kobe Bryant reminisces on his draft day by taking a swipe at the Hornets. Kobe Bryant in 1996. On July 1st, 1996, Charlotte Hornets draft pick Kobe Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac. 18 years later, the five-time NBA champion reminded the Hornets of that decision. To be fair, the Hornets went from 41-41 to 54-28 with Divac, and Bryant played 15 minutes per game in his first season.
They aquired it from the Knicks in the Eddy Curry trade. Astute trading had given Los Angeles the top pick in the '82 draft. During the 1979-80 season the Lakers sent Don Ford and a 1980 first-round pick (which became Chad Kinch) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Butch Lee and the Cavs' first-round pick in 1982.