Name: Kobe Bryant
Born:August 23, 1978
Height:6'7
Weight: 220 pounds
High School: Lower Merion
In high school he averaged 30.8 ppg, 12 rpg, 6.5 asp, 4 spg, and 3.8 bpg. He led the Lower Merion Aces to a championship. He became the all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania scoring 2,883, while passing nba legend wilt chamberlain who score 2,359.
NBA Team:Los Angeles Lakers
Number:8
Kobe and the Lakers won 3 championships already. Kobe joined the NBA at the age of 18, and won the dunk championship in his rookie year. That year he averaged 7.6 ppg, 1.3 asp, and 1.9 rpg, while only playing 15.5 mpg. His second year was much better. He got to play about double the amount of time, and he scored more than double the amount of points. His second year he averaged 15.4 ppg, 2.5 asp, and 3.1 rpg, while playing only 26 mpg. In his third year he kept on getting better. His third year he averaged 19.9 ppg, 3.8 asp, and 5.3 rpg. Then in his fourth year he averaged 22.5 ppg, 4.9 asp, and 6.3 rpg. He helped the Lakers win their first championship with him. Then his fifth year was by far the best, when he averaged 28.5 ppg, 5.0 asp, and 5.9 rpg, while playing 40.9 mpg. With him starting every game they won their second consecutive nba championship. Then his sixth year, he played a couple minutes less than the year before, and he averaged 25.2 ppg, 5.5 asp, and 5.5 rpg. He boosted the Lakers to win their third straight consecutive nba championship. Then his 2002-2003 season was the best of them all. He averaged 30.0 ppg, 5.9 asp, and 6.9 rpg, while starting all 82 games of the season. Kobe set the record for most three point shots made in a row, which was nine. He set the record for most threes in a game, which was 12. He tied in second place with michael jordan, for most consecutive games with 40 points or more, which was nine games in a row. Kobe was third in the MVP voting, but Tim Duncan won it this year. After the Lakers lost a series for the first time since 98-99, Kobe said "Every great team loses, the 80's Lakers didn't win 5 straight championships. The Lakers 2k dynasty ain't over. Lakers 4 life. We will win the championship next year...no doubt." |