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In 2017, the Lakers retired both his Nos. 8 and 24, making Bryant the only player in NBA history to have multiple numbers retired by the same franchise. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons .
Kobe Bryant † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1996–2016 Only player to have two numbers retired by the same team. 13: Wilt Chamberlain † Los Angeles Lakers: C 1968–1973 Only player to have the same number retired by three different teams (Golden State, L.A. Lakers and Philadelphia) 16: Pau Gasol † Los Angeles Lakers: C 2008–2014
The 2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 69th season, its 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 57th in Los Angeles.It was the first season without Kobe Bryant since the 1995–96 season, as he retired from the NBA in April 2016.
At age 19, Kobe Bryant scored 33 points off the bench opposite Michael Jordan's dynastic Chicago Bulls in December 1997. Jordan scored 36 points en route to a 21-point win.
The 18-time All-Star wore No. 8 during the early years of his career and No. 24 for the latter half of his playing days.
f Loscutoff did not play in the 1960 Playoffs and Finals due to injury. [92] g Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after winning his first championship. He also won two championships as an assistant coach with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. [93] h Nelson was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach.
Kobe Bryant is the greatest basketball player that I’ve ever seen.” These players never had to consider a world where Bryant didn’t exist — either as a competitor, mentor or basketball ...
Kobe Bryant in 2006. Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later.