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Kobe Bryant



Position: Shooting Guard
Full Name: Kobe Bean Bryant
Nickname: El Ni?o, Kobe the Kid
Born: August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6-7
Weight: 215
High School: Lower Merion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: None
Drafted: 1st Round, 13th Pick - Charlotte Hornets, 1996
Jersey#: 24, 8 (1996-2006)



Signed a six year contract extension worth $70.9 million on January 29, 1999.

Youngest player ever to start and play in an All-Star Game.

Was acquired from Charlotte for Vlade Divac after the 1996 draft.

Youngest player ever to start an NBA game.

Won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk Contest at the 1997 All-Star Weekend.

Lead all players with 31 points in the 1997 Rookie All-Star game, but was ripped by Allen Iverson for the MVP Trophy.

Named to the 1996-97 All-Rookie Second Team

His father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, played eight years in the league with Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets (1975-1983).

Speaks Italian fluently.

As a senior, selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as their National High School Player of the Year

Led his high school to the PIAA State Championships in the 95-96 season.

All time Pennsylvania High School leading scorer.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1997 LAL 71 1103 176 422 .417 136 166 .819 51 136 .375 132 1.9 91 102 49 112 23 539 7.6
1998 LAL 79 2056 391 913 .428 363 457 .794 75 220 .341 242 3.1 199 180 74 157 39 1220 15.4
1999 LAL 50 1896 362 779 .465 245 292 .839 27 101 .267 264 5.3 190 153 72 157 50 996 19.9
2000 LAL 66 2524 554 1183 .468 331 403 .821 46 144 .319 416 6.3 323 220 106 182 62 1485 22.5
2001 LAL 68 2783 701 1510 .464 475 557 .853 61 200 .305 399 5.9 338 222 114 220 43 1938 28.5
2002 LAL 80 3064 749 1597 .469 488 589 .829 33 132 .250 441 5.5 438 228 118 223 35 2019 25.2
2003 LAL 82 3401 868 1924 .451 601 713 .843 124 324 .383 564 6.9 481 218 181 288 67 2461 30.0
2004 LAL 65 2447 516 1178 .438 454 533 .852 71 217 .327 359 5.5 330 176 112 171 28 1557 24.0
2005 LAL 66 2690 573 1324 .433 542 664 .816 131 387 .339 392 5.9 398 175 86 270 53 1819 27.6
2006 LAL 80 3274 978 2173 .450 696 819 .850 180 518 .347 425 5.3 360 233 147 250 30 2832 35.4
2007 LAL 77 3142 813 1757 .463 667 768 .868 137 398 .344 439 5.7 413 205 111 255 36 2430 31.6
2008 LAL 82 3193 775 1690 .459 623 742 .840 150 415 .361 516 6.3 442 227 151 257 40 2323 28.3
CAREER 866 31573 7456 16450 .453 5621 6703 .839 1086 3192 .340 4589 5.3 4003 2339 1321 2542 506 21619 25.0


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1997 LAL 9 133 21 55 .382 26 30 .867 6 23 .261 11 1.2 11 23 3 14 2 74 8.2
1998 LAL 11 220 31 76 .408 31 45 .689 3 14 .214 21 1.9 16 28 3 11 8 96 8.7
1999 LAL 8 315 61 142 .430 28 35 .800 8 23 .348 55 6.9 37 24 15 31 10 158 19.8
2000 LAL 22 857 174 394 .442 95 126 .754 22 64 .344 98 4.5 97 89 32 55 32 465 21.1
2001 LAL 16 694 168 358 .469 124 151 .821 11 34 .324 116 7.3 97 53 25 51 12 471 29.4
2002 LAL 19 833 187 431 .434 110 145 .759 22 58 .379 111 5.8 87 65 27 54 17 506 26.6
2003 LAL 12 531 137 317 .432 86 104 .827 25 62 .403 61 5.1 62 35 14 42 1 385 32.1
2004 LAL 22 973 190 460 .413 135 166 .813 24 97 .247 104 4.7 121 59 42 61 7 539 24.5
2006 LAL 7 314 72 145 .497 37 48 .771 14 35 .400 44 6.3 36 25 8 33 3 195 27.9
2007 LAL 5 215 60 130 .462 34 37 .919 10 28 .357 26 5.2 22 10 5 22 2 164 32.8
2008 LAL 21 863 222 463 .479 157 194 .809 32 106 .302 119 5.7 117 59 35 70 8 633 30.1
CAREER 152 5948 1323 2971 .445 863 1081 .798 177 544 .325 766 5.0 703 470 209 444 102 3686 24.3