the charlotte hornets traded kobe bryant for vlade divac.
who did the charlotte hornets trade kobe bryant for?
vlade divac
in the 1996 nba draft, the hornets selected kobe bryant with the 13th overall pick. before he was chosen by the hornets, the 17-year-old bryant had made a lasting impression on then-lakers general manager jerry west, who immediately foresaw potential in bryant's basketball ability during pre-draft workouts. west even went on to state that bryant's workouts were some of the best he had seen. immediately after the draft, dave cowens expressed that the hornets had no use for him. fifteen days later, west traded his starting center, vlade divac to the hornets for the young kobe bryant.





























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1996–97 charlotte hornets season
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nba courtside 2: featuring kobe bryant is a basketball video game developed by left field productions and published by nintendo for the nintendo 64. the game was released in north america exclusively on october 31, 1999. it is the sequel to "kobe bryant in nba courtside" and features nba star kobe bryant on its cover. bryant also performed the motion capture for the game.





























a game boy color version of the game was released at the same time, entitled "nba 3 on 3 featuring kobe bryant".
nba courtside 2: featuring kobe bryant