What Happened To The 12 Players Drafted Before Kobe Bryant 

Good work but read with knowledge and understanding and there will be way less mistakes. I see that you are younger guy which hasn't seen these dudes live...good luck in your future work!

Also 1:23, Lakers didn’t have “no picks.” They had one, and drafted Derek Fisher with it.

Right, I was about to comment these. Do better next time.

@@elayda93 u really typed that out 😂😎😂😎

Shareef played in the 2002 ASG not 2001

It's sad Kobe got beat by LeBron

Sad

Legends never die but rip

Yeah fr

IK RIGHT

And the dude she’s fucking. The amount of foul play there is insane

Yeah I remember when this happened it was on my birthday

@@Atombender ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qgDrpWWxuto.html

@@Atombender yeah why would you do that? You’re basically just telling the copsyou just killed someone

Yea, only a friend can betray you.

And Ben Wallace was undrafted in that draft

@Memeucinno The most underrated, oftenly forgot to mention and one of the best players from Europe

Tbh as good as kobe was there really no wrong with that draft class everyone was a hof player

@Memeucinno hes so slept on and is litteraly one of the best european players ever

@@niggato23 Neither was I

True. People fail to recognize that the Lakers won three championships in a row with Phil Jackson coaching a ROTY center in his prime years, and then two more championships with Phil Jackson coaching a ROTY center in his prime years. In the years between, overrated Cope Bryant did nothing of value in what should have been his own prime years. Oh, and Derek Fisher was part of the Shaq Lakers, then left, then got back and was a part of the Pau Gasol Lakers.

@@ME-kd1ko your argument is that kobe is overrated because pau won rookie of the year lmao makes no sense whatsoever

@@2FadeMusic I'm not saying that's why he's overrated. He's overrated because he couldn't get anything done when he was the best player on his team, he's overrated because he was the definition of an inefficient ball hog, he's overrated because he has so many fans who sadly don't know better.

@@ME-kd1ko how old are you?

People that say dumb ass shit like this don't know basketball. They love to forget that Penny Hardaway was with Shaq and they didn't do a God damn thing. Allen Iverson had a great team. It's why you made the NBA finals without shaq

he was 17 when jerry showed interest in him after the workout he saw. kobe had mentioned that his parents signed the contract because he wasnt legally able to yet.

A church deacon? As SMH

Kobe's agent declared Kobe wouldn't play for anyone but the Lakers... so instead of picking Kobe and getting into silly shenanigans getting him to actually play or trying to trade him, teams took other players... so it was really unfair of him/his agent/parents to do this .... but he was great, so no one cared. Therefore whole premise of teams simply missing on him is false.

@@szmike I largely agree with your point, but I'm sure there are some teams who had Kobe too low on their draft boards and we shouldn't let them off the hook for this discussion, either.

@@mrmacross yes and no.... hindsight is 20/20.... 1.pretty much everyone thought he would be all-star (LeBron predraft was viewed kinda the same) 2.any sane GM would think twice in such situation: there was small risk he wouldn't become all-star; Kobe already had big ego (he would back it with his play, but who knew?), which was red flag; team would get disgruntled player right off the bat and would have to deal with it somehow; high school players were rare in draft; the draft was pretty good anyway; at the end of the day GM would risk his job too. Thus I wouldn't blame anyone for not taking the risk. Had anyone done that, things might have pan out differently. We'll never know. Kobe required special coach too, he was kinda rough, especially early.

I feel like that as a Casual MLB fan or NHL fan when they bring up a stacked draft.. You can tell a draft was stacked when you have heard of almost the players mentioned and you don't even follow it like a hardcore fan does..

True

His own wife and she told on herself sad

He also said Ray Allen helped the heat win the 2003 championship. 2013*

@@LogicalReasons yeah, i think he wasn't reading, he was skimming while creating this vid

he also said A.I. is selected to nba top 75 list in 2001😂

He also said ray allen had a 8 year career

he also said "antone" instead of "antwan" for antoine walker

Teams were desperate for big men.

Only a casual would call Camby a bust

@@thenotoriousdig610 only a casual would think camby is actually good

Yea he’s closer to a bust than an actual superstar

@@kingbee4905 list good power forwards in 2000s then let's see if he is close to bust.

Bust is what he was and what he’s known so hey 🤷🏾‍♂️

Iverson had a really hard time on that run. Was shooting less than 40% from the field LeBron seemed on fire but Larry Brown didn't let him play much at all, but when a dude's shooting almost 60% from the field and good scoring per minute you let that guy run! Tbh. It's all on Larry Brown.

is that the game where Marbury went insane on threes? i remember him doing that but can't remember if it was vs spain.

Thanks for the kind words and watching! really appreciate it!

@@HenryHoops that's some professional level video content And quality

That’s not true at all but okay

@@TheIcemanthomas name another?

@@Jsdbrown25 umm Manu ginobli, Ben Wallace was unstaffed and became a hofer, Giannis, etc

@@TheIcemanthomas ginobli wasn't the main driving force behind the chips. He was good but definitely not better then kobe..Ben wallace please. Giannis has 1 chip, his story is yet to be completed so will see.

I'm also a Dubs lifer that experienced all those lean years. I remember I wanted Kobe in that draft to back up Sprewell and then getting "crew cut" Todd Fuller. Followed that flop of a pick with another stiff, Andrew Declerc. All this after we had traded my all time favorite player, Tim Hardaway for yet another stiff in Rony Seikly and Bimbo Coles. Those were tough years.

I don't think his personality was really suitable for pro sports. But wow, look at the stuff he did after his career, and to top it all off he played in the fricking NBA. What a life.

Yup

There was only 3 mvp winners. Lol

Wait a second...Rockets could have had Hakeem, MJ, and Drexler???😳 They would have challenged Russell-era Celtics for number of championships.

That would've been fucked up.

If Portland would have bit, Houston would have won every chip from 84 to 96. MJ would be the undisputed GOAT(he wouldn't stop scoring). There would be no talking about the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons the Bulls would have been sold(no chips). Portland would have been garbage with Ralph Sampson's knees. Clyde would be considered the best small forward ever(better than LeBron or Larry). Hakeem would be better than Russell. Who could stop them offensively? Defensively the 2 best all time players on the same team? YIKES. My Bulls missed a bullet.

Appreciate it!!

@@HenryHoops ray Allen helped the heat win a ring in 2013, not 2003

i still remember NBA live games from that era. Loved Francis, Iverson, Marburry, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Gartnett... So many good players.

Bro it’s been two years no way ur still crying

@@Goldenwolf077 lmao you’re a goofy that likes his own comment💀

@@Goldenwolf077 lmao you even like your own videos😭😂

@@anthonyreeder2310 I know u ain’t talking how u had your account for 2 years and you still got no vids and you prob got one of your friends to subscribe. I’m not trying to start anything I’m just saying it’s been 2 years why you still crying. Like chill out I was just asking something. You starting a whole argument just because I asked something.

@@Goldenwolf077 stfu you’re literally 9

Crazy right?!

@@HenryHoops Nash, AI, Kobe, and Jermaine O’Neal. Good class. 2003 was great too. Lebron, Dwade, Melo, and Bosh

​@@DominicDumo. don't forget about ray allen

@@witwaf1493 and Stojakovic

He said no to the old hornets not the new ones

​@@darthandeddeu the current Hornets are the Old Hornets they were the Hornets From 1988-2002 before becoming the Bobcats in 2004-2014 before becoming the Hornets again The Pelicans when they joined the NBA and were the Hornets between 2002-2013 before changing to the Pelicans So The Hornets that drafted Kobe are the Hornets today

@@JAS0N_M00RE No, they're not. The Bobcats was a different franchise, they're an expansion team in 2004. The Hornets became the Pelicans, so when they switched the monikers, MJ poached the name back and renamed the Bobcats to Hornets.

They had a stacked guard team. I'm shocked Kobe managed to step up and progress. There wasn't enough room to put him on the floor.

Only really the 6ers needed him but with Iverson there was no chance for Kobe being no.1

Kobe will not be a superstar since no shaq will carry him in CLE

@@ervingjamesdelrosario5019 quit being another typical clueless PEEnoy bandwagon.

Kobe would not carry cleveland, for kobe to shine he needs the best rebounders because of the fact that he misses alot. Cleveland didnt have one of the greatest rebounders.

@@iamphatphobic7617 yeah right, Kobe definitely had great rebounders in Kwame Brown and Cris Mihm when he was carrying the Lakers in the playoffs back in 04 to 07. Nice.

@@misterclass4612 Doesnt matter if he gets far with decent rebounders. He gets to the finals with great rebounders.

Then the Mavs really regretted that

@@bobsink624 No actually he played fine for Dallas and gave them good interior defense

@@DanielSong39 thought Chandler was the center for them?

@@bobsink624 That was after Dampier's contract was up But yes Chandler played well in his first stint with the Mavericks and they won the championship that season

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Dude is killing me with these dates. AI was a top 75 player in 2001 also?

High school draft picks, because of their age, were seen as higher risk. Also, Nash (chosen later) won more MVPs and should have won a third whereas Kobe won a single MVP he likely shouldn’t have received.

Easy he forced his way over there

@@Cujobob You’re arguing Nash was better than Kobe?

@@alexdelarge703 I was simply relaying facts, however, when you look at the numbers: Nash has more MVPs and fewer rape allegations.

@@Cujobob 😂😂😂😂

1996 has more champions, more All-Star appearances, more NBA accollades. The top 3 were better in 1984 but if were looking at the whole draft, 1996 has it beat imo.

These 2 draft classes are honestly weirdly compared, you have the 96 draft that was guard heavy, while 84 was kinda all over the place. Saying Jordan was better than the guards of the 96 draft is no matter how you look at it, difficult, why? We won't get into championship talks, cause Jordan didn't win anything when he was his most dominant as a heavy iso scorer, except scoring titles, which I am sure he wouldn't have as many if the 96 draft guards were playing when Jordan was. Hakeem was better than the 96 draft centers I guess, and Barkley was better than the 96 power forwards I guess; I say, "I guess" cause Hakeem brought something new to the league in his time, which was footwork that allowed him to work the paint unlike anything the league had ever seen. The centers of 96 that actually mattered, were in too much trouble in their careers to reach their potential. Stockton might have only looked so special cause he was playing alongside one of the highest scoring players in NBA history for most of his career. All in all, the 84 draft had way too many players, for me to give them the nod over the 96 or 03 draft, for just 4 insanely overhyped players, it is next to impossible to truly claim a player is actually "better" than another player, and that even moreso in the case of AI, the guy is in his own bracket, no one at that height, with a background that isn't even basketball to start with, is anywhere near Iverson

@@gangstagummybear3432 You make some good points, but youre missing the point of comparing drafts. Its the entire draft that should be looked at. Top end talent does matter, but the 96 draft was SIGNFICANTLY better than the 84 draft. Stockton, Hakeem, Jordan, Thorpe, Perkins and Willis were the only notable players from the 84 draft. The drop off between Stockton, Jordan, Barkley and Hakeem and the rest is pretty big though. I agree the top end is better, but is it really? Nash compares decently well with Stockton, and Hakeem doesnt really have a match in the 96 draft. But Jordan and Kobe are close enough that people can have a somewhat reasonable debate over who was better (even though its clearly Jordan, the fact that we can even debate them, means its close enough) But in terms of looking at both drafts as a whole, Ray Allen, Camby, Shareef, Walker, Wright, Kittles, Stojakovic, O'neal, Ilgauskas, Derrick Fisher, ....The 96 draft has SO many more impactful players.....So many big roles and so many more players that played big minutes for a lot of franchises. If were looking at both drafts, the 96 draft had longer careers, more impactful players that stayed in the league and put up stats. Imo the 96 Draft is clearly better, and only the 2003 draft compares. If we get over the Jordan bias, the 86 draft isnt THAT much better....

@@Amm17ar I think Jordan and Kobe are over praised, but the only thing I give Jordan over Kobe is his hands and his leaping ability, that is the only thing that would put him over Kobe if I had to say so.

@@Amm17ar 95

Hahaha, it also said Ray 3 time gold medalist

I was just thinking that

Dude clearly isn’t a fan and just making content. He messed up his research 😂

He also said Ray only had an 8 year career

He just fumbled entirely on rays part 💀

Yet the Hornets picked him

@@younglove3362 yup, and they were forced to trade him for Vlade.

@@younglove3362hornets picked him because he was available at 13 and his availability was what allowed the Vlade trade to happen. If he wasn’t there at 13, then Vlade isn’t traded to them

He was also a 6’5 high school player. Garnett hasn’t even panned out yet, he was drafted the year before, and so they were looking at getting a kid and waiting for him to develop

Bruhhh😂😂😂

Porter is just as likely to be out of the league in 2 years.

I think Jerry should have been a laker for life and he should be able to go back but it looks like that time is done And hes just off into the sunset

@@CD-fh3hi he is the logo of the nba so I think that’s better

Vin baker too