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Kobe Bryant in 2006. Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later.
Bryant was joined by teammates O'Neal, Van Exel, and Jones, making it the first time since 1983 that four players on the same team were selected to play in the same All-Star Game. Bryant's 15.4 points per game was the highest of any non-starter in the season. [67] The 1998–99 season marked Bryant's emergence as a premier guard in the league.
George Mikan held the record from 1952 to 1958 and was the first player to eclipse 10,000 career points. Ed Macauley held the record for 39 days in 1958, the shortest in NBA history. Dolph Schayes held the record from 1958 to 1964 and was the first player to eclipse 15,000 career points. Bob Pettit held the record from 1964 to 1966 and is the ...
Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972. Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007. LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008 en route to becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023.
Kobe Bryant was named All-Star Game MVP four times and had the award named after him posthumously in 2020. LeBron James holds the record for the most All-Star selections of all-time with 20. Jayson Tatum set the record for the most points scored in an All-Star Game in 2023, scoring 55.
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The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season. ... Kobe Bryant* Los Angeles Lakers: 80 978 180 696 2,832 35.4 31.1 34.2 11 1987–88:
Hall-of-Famer Kobe Bryant won the award a record four times in his career, a feat he shares with Bob Pettit. The award was renamed after him following his death in 2020. LeBron James was the youngest player to ever win the award at 21 years and 51 days old and is the all-time leader in points scored in NBA All-Star Game history. [8]