25 years ago today, Kobe Bryan, who had just turned 18, stood on the NBA stadium for the first time wearing a Lakers jersey.
From our point in time, of course, we all know what a great career Kobe Bryant has created and how he bowed to the Lakers, but when he debuted in early 1996, he was just a small hairy head who had just turned 18, and he was not even one of the lakers' main rotation players.
Bryant played only 6 minutes and 22 seconds in the first game, did not get any points, leaving 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 turnover and 1 foul, in other words, you can hardly remember his existence, the only most impressive record is that he became the youngest player in NBA history, and this record was later set by O'Neal Jr. and Bynum.
Although it is not a blockbuster, But Bryant did quickly catch the attention of fans, dare to show the show, in the fourth game of his career scored double digits, probably since January 1997, he has been more reused by the coaching team, the rookie season averaged 15.5 minutes per game, the average of 7.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, won the affirmation of the rookie second team of the year.
In the third game of the first round of the playoffs that year, Kobe Bryant, who was only 18 years old and 250 days old, scored 22 points, becoming the youngest player in the history of the NBA playoffs to score more than 20 points in a single game, and more or less can smell Kobe's desire to win in the big game and strong morale.
As for the next story, everyone should know it all too well.