January 4, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors
Since the 2006 rule prohibiting players from going straight from high school to the NBA was instituted, it has been constantly debated and scrutinized. For those of you who do not support the rule, here are some of the success stories of players that made the jump and landed just fine…
<h5>#1 Kobe Bryant</h5>
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It was a close contest with Moses and Kobe but Kobe wins out because of his 5 NBA CHIPs. After being named the ‘96 Naismith Prep Player of the Year out of suburban Philadelphia, Kobe was selected as the 13th player selected in the 1996 NBA Draft. The Lakers then traded center Vlade Divac to the Hornets for the rights to Bryant.
Career Stats: 25.3 ppg, 5.3 rebs, 4.7 ast, 1.5 stl
