Bryant in 1996 is unlikely to have too many words of his own, and more can only stay in Kobe's memory. Bryant already has his own biography, but what we can't forget is that in addition to the familiar sangan prosperity and suffering purgatory, there is also the little green fruit. We know it doesn't make any sense, childhood is an infinite number of beginnings and an infinite number of ends, but we expect the beginning and ignore the end.
After all, even a hero can only be young once. 1996 was a node, the most important of the countless ends of Bryant's childhood and adolescence; the most important of the countless beginnings. A knot is laid, separating the ruins and loneliness of the Italian moonlight, the wanderings of childhood, the stadium under the stars of Philadelphia, the supreme glory of high school career, and even the glimpse of France. The lifeline is not broken, and what connects the two sides of the node is a basketball, making him feel lonely and cold in his own life extending to the extreme in another space, and then the pain, sublimation. We can conclude that this teenager, who spends most of his time on himself and his own shadow, is a little unflattering about the world, especially the understanding of the people in this world. The impression directly related to Bryant himself is so simple that it can be said in a few words. Oh, maybe it's worth mentioning that he was selected by the Wasps to report directly to the Lakers. This is the agreement between Jerry West and the Hornets before the draft, and the Draft Picks in the Hands of the Lakers are 27th pick, which is theoretically impossible to pick Bryant. So there was an agreement that the Wasp would choose someone and the Lakers would exchange people for them. But why are wasps so cooperative? Without him, there is a bargain to be taken advantage of, and the plan given by the Lakers is to exchange Vlady Divac for Kobe. The reason why the Lakers are willing to lose that is, on the one hand, the "big shark" O'Neal is coming, very unproductive, so try to spend less elsewhere; on the other hand, we have to attribute it to the godly vision of the great Jerry West. Divac can afford more guards, even in order to save money, it is not necessary to choose Kobe, but Kobe is destined to form a lifelong fate with the Lakers godfather Jerry West. But the world does not stop, it is said that last year just came out of a Garnett, this year there is no need for another Kobe, but Kobe Bryant is a guard, and people accidentally discovered a secret - he is the first high school guard. Even the high school student of the year didn't take him too seriously in the first moments he walked into the NBA, even in the city he played for. All kinds of provocative comments about his external affairs are undoubtedly a kind of contempt. Bryant will of course feel angry and confused about this, and he will have a strong sense of frustration in his heart. That was the summer of 1996, when he entered the game with a high profile amid tens of millions of spectators, but was looked down upon or ignored by most people. It was so gorgeously lonely and bruised, but he came after all, as evidenced by his figure. This alone is enough to excite "Kemi" and the entire history of basketball for a while.
Kobe Bryant, who was just over 18 years old, felt that he was a professional player, and he got his Lakers No. 8 jersey and stood with the great Lakers godfather to inform the world. He thought he could fight as much as he wanted, but Reality said to him, "Business is busy, please wait, you can cool off for a while." Then he was sent to the very end of the bench. In order not to make him too lonely, he gave him a water dispenser and del Harris said to the outside world: "Kobe belongs to the future." In other words, it's not a dime with him now. It was his furthest moment from O'Neill, just as the summer fifteen years later was O'Neill's furthest moment. At this time, he should think more about O'Neal, but about Eddie Jones and Van Exel, which are closely related to his playing time. Of course, he had another count on a garbage time. We are mentally prepared, and we don't have to force ourselves to imagine how 18-year-old Kobe Bryant will be on the court like the wind and in shape. But no matter what, time and history will still be recorded: on November 3, 1996, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves, and Kobe Bryant, wearing the No. 8 jersey, stood on the NBA for the first time at the age of 18, 2 months and 11 days. It doesn't have any special meaning, but it's a memory. Therefore, even if it is not a record, many people will choose to remember this day. That's the only memory we have of Bryant that year. After completing the opening ceremony of this meaning greater than the content, the next thing is a precious running account. Just like Zheng Banqiao wrote an IOU for the small hotel. On November 5, 1996, against the Knicks, Bryant scored his first career point with a free throw. On November 8, 1996, against the Raptors, he played 17 minutes and scored exactly 10 points. Scored in double figures for the first time. Then, on January 28, 1997, the Lakers challenged the Mavericks on the road, Eddie Jones was injured, and Bryant's first starter was of course the youngest starter who played for 32 minutes, 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. The following omits countless swinging scores between single and double digits as well as somewhat outrageous hit rates, foul counts, turnover rates. Aside from the glimpses of flight and the occasional flash of inspiration, there is basically no great appreciation value. He's talented, skilled, and a good piece of jade, and previous games have proven that he can score in double figures just by giving him 20 minutes — but unfortunately this is in the Los Angeles Lakers, where stars are gathered and impatient, and he is only responsible for providing dream performances to the world, not for upgrading training for "rookies", and even though he has unlimited potential, there are not many opportunities that can be given to him here. He can only grasp this limited everything and then frantically perfect himself on the sidelines. Years later, he became the king here, the most vocal player in the arena, and in retrospect, it was undoubtedly a great miracle: unlike McCann and Skyhook, unlike Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, unlike "Magic" Johnson and "Shark" O'Neal — he started the lowest, but ended the farthest. All the inadequacies burst out in that instant, and I was talking about the three famous "three no sticks" in the playoffs. One of the balls, after he received the ball, was obviously unable to keep up with the strength and consciousness, forced to dribble adjustment, but Stockton locked him up, he was forced to shoot, three do not stick. It's probably one of the most famous consecutive no-shows in NBA history, because it was lost by an 18-year-old bench player in the playoffs, and the bench went on to become a superstar. This is the main form of Kobe Bryant in late 1996 and early 1997: teenagers became famous, successfully jumped grades, and were surprised to find themselves suddenly in a forest full of monsters; martial arts were not yet perfect, but they were on the edge of a luxurious team, and even the time of "playing soy sauce" was unstable, and they could be abandoned at any time.