Charlotte Hornets: Kobe Bryant, 1996 NBA Draft

Credit to the Charlotte Hornets for at least taking the high school phenom who will go down as one of the 10 greatest players in NBA Draft. The only problem was that they didn’t actually keep Kobe Bryant after drafting him.

It wasn’t really Charlotte’s fault, as Bryant’s agent (Arn Tellem) effectively said that Bryant would never play for Charlotte, and the wheels were already in motion to bring Bryant to Los Angeles.