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This is something new I am trying to get some discussions and opinions going. I will post a new What If Series at least once a week. Hope everyone enjoys these discussion threads and feel free to post your opinons on the topic. So the next What If Topic is
What if the Charlotte Hornets kept Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft instead of trading him for Vlade Divac?
To shed salary to sign Shaquille O'Neal in the summer of 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers traded their starting center Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets for the 13th Pick in the NBA Draft. The Lakers told Charlotte to draft Kobe Bryant for them. If the Hornets never traded Kobe, what kind of a player do you think he would have became? Do you think he would still be one of the best scorers in the league? Do you think he could have won any NBA titles or league MVPs playing in the East and not under Phil Jackson?
What if the Charlotte Hornets kept Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft instead of trading him for Vlade Divac?
To shed salary to sign Shaquille O'Neal in the summer of 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers traded their starting center Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets for the 13th Pick in the NBA Draft. The Lakers told Charlotte to draft Kobe Bryant for them. If the Hornets never traded Kobe, what kind of a player do you think he would have became? Do you think he would still be one of the best scorers in the league? Do you think he could have won any NBA titles or league MVPs playing in the East and not under Phil Jackson?
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