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.
After O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat following the 2003–04 season, Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise.
He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest as well as the Rookie Game scoring title in 1997.
Bryant holds or shares numerous NBA records: Most total playoff CP with 3800 Highest CPPG with 20 cppg Most All-NBA Total Selections won, career: 15 (tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan) - Surpassed by LeBron James (16), 2020 Bryant holds or shares numerous Lakers franchise records: