Kobe Bryant's Best 40 Dunks Of His NBA Career!

Kobe Bryant's Best 40 Dunks Of His NBA Career!

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An 18-year-old Kobe Bryant barely took his training wheels off when he burst into the spotlight with a series of high-flying dunks to win the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. It would be one of many trophies Bryant would collect in his career.

Bryant received experimental platelet-rich plasma therapy called Orthokine in Germany to treat the pain on his left knee and ankle,[228][229] and Mike Brown replaced the retired Jackson as coach of the Lakers in the off-season. Bryant began the season playing with an injured wrist.[230] On January 10, 2012, Bryant scored 48 points against the Suns. "Not bad for the seventh-best player in the league", said Bryant, referring to a preseason ESPN ranking of the NBA's top players.[231] He went on to score 40, 42, and 42 in his next three games.[232] It was the sixth time in his career he scored 40 or more points in four straight games, a feat exceeded only by Chamberlain (19 times).[233] At the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, Bryant scored 27 points to pass Jordan as the career scoring leader in the All-Star Game.[234] He also suffered a broken nose and a concussion in the third quarter of the All-Star Game after a hard foul from Dwyane Wade.[235] In April, Bryant missed seven games with a bruised left shin.[236] He returned three games before the end of the regular season. He sat out the season finale against Sacramento, foregoing the chase for a possible third NBA scoring title, having needed 38 points to surpass Kevin Durant.[237] The Lakers were knocked out of the playoffs by Durant and Oklahoma City in the second round of the playoffs, losing in five games in what would be Bryant's final playoff appearance.[238]

Bryant was called "one of the greatest players in the history of our game" by NBA commissioner Adam Silver,[373] and The New York Times wrote that he had "one of the most decorated careers in the history of the sport."[373] Reuters called him "arguably the best player of his generation",[346] while both Sporting News and TNT named him their NBA player of the decade for the 2000s.[374][375] In 2008 and again in 2016, ESPN ranked him the second-greatest shooting guard of all time after Jordan.[351][376] In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Bryant as the 10th greatest player in NBA history, the second highest shooting guard on the list, behind only Jordan.[377] Players including Kevin Durant,[378] Dirk Nowitzki,[379] Dwyane Wade,[312] and Derrick Rose called Bryant their generation's version of Jordan.[380][381] The Press-Enterprise described Bryant as "maybe the greatest Laker in the organization's history".[382] He was the Lakers' all-time leading scorer, and his five titles are tied for the most in franchise history.[383] Both numbers he wore during his career, 8 and 24, were retired by the Lakers on December 18, 2017.[384] In his first year of eligibility, Bryant was named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, weeks after his death,[385] before being elected a couple of months later in April 2020.[386] His formal induction was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[387] In October 2021, Bryant was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[388]

Kobe Bryant\u00a0made his name \u2014 and subsequent many nicknames \u2014 as a\u00a0 member of the Los Angeles Lakers but was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 with the 13th overall pick. It is safe to say that the trade did not work out in the Hornets\u2019 favor and led to much success for the Los Angeles Lakers.\nIn his 20 seasons in Los Angeles, Kobe racked up numerous team records. He won an MVP award, five championships, made 15 All-NBA teams, 12 All-Defensive teams, 18 All-Star games and won two Finals MVPs. He finished his career as third on the all-time scoring list with 33,643 points and 14th in steals at 1,944.\nHis career has put him among the greats and etched into Lakers\u2019 history. It is very rare that a player spends his entire career with one team. The ones that do often become legends within that organization, such as Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe.\nNot only was Kobe one of the best at what he did, but he was also one of the toughest to ever play the game. He suffered numerous injuries throughout his career, such as really bad ankle and finger injuries. He continued to battle through the pain each night and still put up monster numbers.\nThe ultimate injury to his Achilles\u2019 tendon started his career into it\u2019s dwindling days. As that injury is one of the worst in sports and by that time he was 34 years old, so he didn\u2019t have father time on his side.\nEach season is unique in its own way and tells a story about his career. He had a lot of great years prior to his 2013 season where he tore his Achilles tendon. He was one of the most clutch players in the NBA to pair with his elite defense and elite offense. Kobe truly was special and bleeds the purple and gold.\nThe Lakers put on a touching memorial for Kobe, Gianna and the seven others that perished in a helicopter crash. There were laughs and cries, pain and joy. Vanessa Bryant gave a truly wonderful speech.\nNow we will take a journey through Kobe\u2019s 20-year career and re-live them down to the best. The game was never the same without Bryant when he retired. Even over a year after his passing, the sports world is still hurting.\nKobe\u2019s seasons ranked from number 20 all the way to number one.\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 20. 2013-14\nThis was the toughest season of Kobe Bryant\u2018s career and the easiest choice for this list. He would make it all the way back from his torn Achilles tendon, but his season would only last six games. He sat out the first 19 games of the season to continue recovering, before making his return on December 8th, 2013.\nIn that game Bryant would play close to 28 minutes and struggle from the field, shooting 2-of-9 and 0-of-3 from 3-pointer. It was also expected, he looked very winded because he had not played in-game situations in close to eight months. It just goes to show that him making it back in less than eight months, how tough he was as a player and how much he loved the game.\nHe would go on to make his 16th All-Star game that season, voted in by his popularity. He would not play in that game due to his last game of the season coming on December 17th, 2013 vs. the Memphis Grizzlies. In that game he suffered a lateral tibial plateau fracture in his left knee.\nFor the season Bryant finished averaging 13.8 points, 6.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds on shooting splits of 42.5\/18.8\/85.7. He also turned the ball over a career-high 5.7 times per night. His eFG% of 44.5% and TS% OF 50.5% were both the third-lowest of his career.\nOverall his advanced stats were dreadful, posting a 98.6 offensive rating and 106.9 defensive rating, that comes out to a -8.3 net-rating. The Lakers were 2-4 with Kobe in the lineup and finished out a dismal season at 27-55 and Mike D\u2019Antoni was gone after that.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 19\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/2\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 19. 1996-97\nAnother one of the easier choices of this article. Kobe\u2019s rookie season was one that didn\u2019t feature him as a top option. He played in 15.5 minutes per night, he only made six starts that season in 71 games.\nThe Lakers were coming off of a 53 win season in which they made the playoffs, but lost in the first round in the 1995-96 season. So Kobe being 18 years old figured to take a back seat to a veteran team eyeing a deep playoff run.\nThe team featured Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, Jerome Kersey and Elden Campbell leading the way. Kobe played very well at times during the season. In his spot starts he scored 12, 19, 10, 19, 20 and seven respectively. In those games he shot 30-of-67 combined which was good for 44.8 percent from the field, he also shot 36 percent from 3-pointer.\nOn the season he averaged 7.6 points per game on shooting splits of 41.7\/37.5\/81.9. That\u2019s not bad for an 18-year-old coming straight out of high school into the NBA to a team that had championship aspirations on their mind.\nLooking into the advanced stats that year Bryant fared quite well. His offensive rating was below average at 101.9 but his defensive rating came out to above average at 99.9, so he finished with a positive net-rating of two. His eFG% was 47.7% and his TS% was 54.4, which were around the bottom in terms of his career.\nThe Lakers would go on to win 56 games under Del Harris\u00a0during the season and ultimately lose in the second round to the Utah Jazz in five games. Kobe would average 8.2 points per game on shooting splits of 38.2\/26.1\/86.7.\nDoing this at 18 years old is a feat itself. The highlight of the year would be impressing the judges and winning the Slam Dunk Title. He put on a good show for the fans and judges.\nSomewhere along the line in his rookie season Kobe earned Shaq\u2019s respect. The guy had confidence like no other!\n\n\nShaq shares a story about telling Kobe \u201cthere was no I in team.\u201d \nKobe\u2019s response: \u201cThere\u2019s a \u2018Me\u2019 in that mother*****r.\u201d (via @cjzero) pic.twitter.com\/GORaPqQARF\n\u2014 SLAM (@SLAMonline) February 24, 2020\n\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 18\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/3\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 18. 2015-16\nKobe\u2019s last season in the NBA came in the 2015-16 campaign. By 2015, he was on his farewell tour in his final season and wasn\u2019t the player he once was. He struggled most of the year shooting the ball and seemed to be walking around every game with ice bags all over his body.\nHe tried as hard as he could night in and night out to play in every game so that fans could see him. He was able to play in 66 games that year and would average 17.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per night, playing 28.2 minutes per game.\nHis shooting splits were very dismal at 35.8\/28.5\/82.6 for the year. He seemed to have a lot of volume and there were plenty of nights the Lakers deferred to him so that he could get his points on certain nights.\nMany nights graded out negatively on the court, but the team was very bad during the season and not many players had decent lines. It was Byron Scott\u2019s second and last season with the Lakers as the team finished 17-65 and missed the playoffs for a third straight year.\nOn the court Kobe graded out with a 100.1 offensive rating and a 114.9 defensive rating, that stands out as a -13.8 net-rating. The team had an offensive rating of 99.7 with Bryant on the bench so he still had an impact in season 20. But their defense was a lot better with Bryant off the floor, but that was to be expected at this point in his career.\nOf course the highlight of the season was the final game of his career. The last game of the season a beat-up Bryant that could barely walk dropped 60 points and hit the game-winner. The entire Staples Center was going nuts and it capped off a Hall of Fame career. He also played in the 18th All-Star game of his career.\nI will never forget watching this game and just knowing every shot down the stretch was going to go in. I kept thinking to myself there is no way the basketball Gods don\u2019t let Kobe pull this out on such a historic night. Truly a treat to watch and something many of us will remember our whole lives.\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/nbatv\/status\/1230273356991225856?s=21\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 17\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/4\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 17. 2014-15\nKobe worked his way back for the 2014-15 campaign, his 19th in the league at the age of 36. He battled injuries for most of the year while playing in 35 contests. Scott in his first year as coach with the team didn\u2019t manage Bryant\u2019s minutes well, often overplaying him.\nThere were multiple instances that he played Bryant over 40 minutes in a game. This is something at that age and after all those injuries, he should not have been near those numbers. Kobe did put up some good games this season and although his burst was gone, he displayed more vision and showed to be more of a passing guard.\nOn November 30th in a win over the Toronto Raptors, Bryant would drop a triple-double and become the oldest player to have a 30 point triple-double. In the 129-122 win he dropped 31 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. Shooting 45.8% on the night this would turn out to be his best game of the season.\nHis volume was very high, shooting 20.4 shots per night, he made 7.6 of those shots. His shooting splits were 37.3\/29.3\/81.3, which showed he was continuing on the heavy decline post Achilles injury.\nAfter resting for two games, Bryant returned to play the Pelicans on\u00a0January 21st. Unfortunately he would suffer a torn rotator cuff and miss the rest of the season. Adding to the long list of injuries he had built up through his career to all the nagging ones he suffered this season.\nBryant would be voted into his 17th All-Star game which he would sit out with his injury. The team would finish 21-61 and miss the playoffs for a second straight year. His offensive rating for the season 102.1 and his defensive rating was 113.9, which was a -11.8 net-rating.\nHighlight of this season would come when Bryant would pass Michael Jordan on the all-time points list. He accomplished the feat on December 14th, vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves surpassing 32,292 points.\nAt that stage in his career Kobe was struggling each night with pain. It was tough to watch as he continued to battle every night. He was a true competitor and he never wanted to sit out, load management wasn\u2019t a thing to Kobe.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 16\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/5\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by VINCENT LAFORET\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 16. 1997-98\nBryant\u2019s second season in the league. It was the first of his 18 All-Star selections in\u00a0his career. He would have a positive impact on a Lakers team that finished the season 61-21 and made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Jazz.\nHe established himself as a two-way player and teams started to see the player he was about to blossom into. Looking into advanced stats his offensive rating was 108.8 and his defensive rating was 102.7, good for a +6.1 net-rating. It showed the positive impact he had for a stacked Lakers team that was starting to get ready for a dynasty two years later.\nFor the year Bryant would average 15.4 points on shooting splits of 42.1\/34.1\/79.4. He was third on the team in scoring behind Eddie Jones and Shaq. He was the top player off the bench, playing in 79 games at 26 minutes per night. His eFG% of 46.9% and TS% of 54.4% were both around the middle of the pack for his career.\nThe highlights of the season for Kobe would be when he was named the youngest All-Star starter in NBA history. It started his rise to popularity in the league. He also was the runner-up for the Sixth Man of the Year award behind Danny Manning of the Phoenix Suns.\nThe fact that he was playing a key role on a contender at just 19 years old says all it needs too. Young Kobe was set to let the world know who he was. This was the stepping stone for what a great career he would end up turning in.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 15\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/6\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by TOM MIHALEK\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 15. 1998-99\nKobe\u2019s third season in the league, he continued to show the growth he was displaying in the NBA. It was also the first season of his career that he would establish himself as a starter. The season was cut short due to the NBA lockout, with only 50 games played, Bryant started all 50.\nThe Lakers would go through three coaches this season which included Del Harris, Bill Bertka and Kurt Rambis, although Bertka was only interim for one game. The team would finish 31-19 and would make it to the second round of the playoffs before getting swept by the San Antonio Spurs.\nBryant enjoyed success in the starting lineup, playing in 37.9 minutes per night, he would average 19.9 points per night. He also bumped up his rebounds per game to 5.3 per night and assists to 3.8 per night. He was expanding his game and at the age of 20 he was entering the talks of becoming a star in the league.\nBryant would post-shooting splits of 47.5\/26.7\/83.9, he would struggle from 3-point range but his volume wasn\u2019t very high only shooting two per night. His offensive rating was 105.2 and his defensive rating was 102.6, that was good for a +2.6 net-rating. That number was lower than his previous season but the team battled through numerous changes this season.\nThe highlight of this season would come when Bryant was named to his first All-NBA team. After the season he was named to the All-NBA third team. It would set him up into being a superstar and would be the last time he wasn\u2019t voted as an All-Star in his career.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 14\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/7\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Richard Hartog\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 14. 2003-04\nProbably one of the more interesting years of the Kobe era. The Lakers were coming off of a disappointing 2002-03 season in which they lost in six games to the Spurs in the second round. After a 3-peat from 2000-02, the Lakers were looking to get back to the top for the 2003-04 year.\nThe team went out and signed two guys who were near the end of their careers looking for rings. They were Gary Payton and Karl Malone, both had been superstars earlier in their careers but now were reduced to role guys. The team also signed Bryon Russell from the Jazz.\nThe season had ups-and-downs, they battled injuries with Malone playing in 42 games, Bryant in 65 games and O\u2019Neal in 67 games. Payton, Derek Fisher and Devean George were the constants playing in all 82 games. The team would go on to finish the season 56-26.\nMaking it all the way to the NBA Finals, the team would be shut down in five games by the Detroit Pistons who had one of the best defenses of all-time that year. Kobe would go on to shoot 37% that series and struggle badly to score.\nKobe would have a positive impact on both ends finishing with a 106.1 offensive rating and a 100 defensive rating, good for a +6.1 net-rating. In his 65 games, he made a lot of plays all over the floor. But it just wasn\u2019t enough come playoff time and the big-name team couldn\u2019t get a ring, Payton would go on to win one in Miami, Malone retired ringless.\nStatistically, Bryant would post a line 24 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game and 5.1 assists per game. His shooting splits dipped a bit to 43.8\/32.7\/85.2. Highlights of his season would be making his third straight first All-NBA team and his second first All-Defensive team\u00a0while earning his sixth All-Star selection.\nWhen you add that many egos to one team, something is bound to go wrong. It was an awkward pairing from the start and led to a lot of controversies.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 13\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/8\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Jeff Gross\/Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 13. 2011-12\nAnother season that included an NBA lockout that shortened the season to 66 games. The team brought on Mike Brown to coach the team after Phil Jackson retired from coaching and the team struggled to get going early. Eventually going 41-25 on the year, they would be bounced by a young explosive OKC Thunder team.\nBryant was 33 years old and although he wasn\u2019t the young athletic player he used to be, he found ways to be successful and change his game. He averaged 27.9 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game and 4.6 assists per game. His offensive rating was the lowest since his rookie year at 104.8, while his defensive rating was 102.1, good for a +2.7 net-rating.\nThe team struggled with Kobe off the court for the year registering a 101.3 offensive rating which was a -3.5 difference. Showing that he was still very valuable to the team\u2019s success.\nHe turned it up a notch in the playoffs as he would go on to average 30 points per game. Little did we know that this would be the last time we would see Bryant in the playoffs. His last game vs. OKC that year he lit them up for 42 points hitting shot-after-shot going 18-33 on the night.\nThat series OKC would win in five games but Bryant would average 31.2 points per game on 42.6% shooting. The Lakers did not catch a good draw as they looked to be a lot slower and were outplayed by OKC in many facets of the game.\nBryant didn\u2019t take it too lightly that he was voted seventh-best player in the league. He often went out and played with a chip on his shoulder to prove the doubters wrong.\nBryant enjoyed many highlights this season including his 14th All-Star game, 10th All-NBA first-team selection and third All-Defensive second-team selection. He also enjoyed a streak of scoring 40 or more points in four straight games.\nPlaying in the All-Star game, he went on to pass Michael Jordan\u2019s all-time scoring mark. In the same game, he suffered a broken nose and a concussion from Dwyane Wade who made it infamous.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 12\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/9\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 12. 2004-05\nKobe\u2019s 04-05 season was his ninth in the league and one of his better seasons passing the ball. He averaged six assists per game and it was tied for the second-highest mark of his career, only behind his 6.3 average in 2013-14.\nIt was a down season for the Lakers as they finished 34-48, and there was a lot of criticism that surrounded Bryant after 03-04. The team hired Rudy Tomjanovich, who resigned in the middle of the year due to health issues. The season just seemed to be a waste as a whole from the start.\nBryant although second in the league in scoring, did so on high volume as he shot splits of 43.3\/33.9\/81.6. Averaging 27.9 points per game to go along with his six assists and 5.9 rebounds, he posted a good line across the board. The supporting cast around him was a big weakness in his first season with Shaq.\nLooking into advanced stats they didn\u2019t paint a good picture either as his offensive rating was 107.6 and his defensive rating was a 109.7, for a -2.1 net-rating. It was the first time in his career that he finished with a negative net-rating. Although his TS% finished at the fourth-highest of his career at 56.3%.\nThe stats would lead to many saying this season should be farther down the list. That could be true, he didn\u2019t make an All-Defensive team and was All-NBA third team. But the Lakers struggled without Kobe on the court and the team didn\u2019t have much time to build around after the Shaq trade.\nHighlights of the season were 18 double-doubles and five triple-doubles to evolve his all-around game better. The team was 28-38 with Bryant in the lineup and 6-10 without him. It was the only time in his first 17 years in the league that he missed the playoffs, he played in the All-Star game for the seventh time.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 11\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/10\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Evan Gole\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 11. 2010-11\nThe Lakers were coming off winning back-to-back championships. They were looking to get their second 3-peat in the last 10 years. Bryant was playing rejuvenated basketball and although him and Gasol went back-and-forth often, they enjoyed a lot of success together.\nThe season started off great with the Lakers winning their first eight games. The team finished the season 57-25 as it would be Phil Jackson\u2019s last season coaching. They would end up getting bounced in the second round by the Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas Mavericks.\nBryant enjoyed a great season as his FG% stayed steady at 45.1% and his shooting splits were 45.1\/32.3\/82.8. He averaged 25.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per night. His impact on the court was still elite as his offensive rating was 111.5 and his defensive rating was 104.2, good for a +7.3 net-rating. His eFG% of 48.7% and TS% of 54.8% were in the middle of the pack for his career.\nThe Lakers offense was bad with him off the court as their rating dropped to 101.2 which is a -10.3 differential. So it showed how his game was still elite and as Kobe went the Lakers went as well.\nHighlights of the season included Bryant being the leader in All-Star votes and winning the All-Star MVP with 37 points and 14 rebounds. He capped off the season as a first-team All-NBA selection and All-Defensive first team.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 10\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/11\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMandatory credit: Andrew D. Bernstein\/NBAE\/Getty Images\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 10. 1999-00\nNow we get to start having some fun as we crack the top 10 of the list. The first season that Kobe would win a championship with the Lakers. In Phil Jackson\u2019s first year with the Lakers the team won 67 games and won 15 of their 22 games Kobe played in the playoffs. He missed one game in the Finals from a Jalen Rose play that led to a twisted ankle.\nThe duo of Shaq and Kobe were too dominant for the NBA to handle. It was the start of a 3-peat and the Lakers taking over basketball again. Bryant, although he didn\u2019t have the highest scoring total of his career, he was efficient and continued getting better. His eFG% of 48.8% was tied for the sixth-highest of his career.\nHe shot 46.8% from the field which was the second-highest of his career. His stat line consisted of 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game on shooting splits of 46.8\/31.9\/82.1. Also to mention he was doing all of this at just 21 years of age.\nThe season started a streak of 17 straight All-Star appearances and started to put him on the map of the best players in the game. He displayed elite talents on both the offensive and defensive end leading to a 107.1 offensive rating and 96.4 defensive rating good for a +10.7 net-rating.\nFor the season Bryant made his first selection to the All-NBA second team and was picked for the All-Defensive first team list. It was the moment he introduced himself to the NBA and let them know he was here to stay for a long time.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 9\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/12\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld\/Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 9. 2009-10\n2009-10 defined Bryant as a player, he would win his fifth championship and put him solely ahead of O\u2019Neal. The teammate that he had for so long that turned sour and into a feud. It put him only one behind Michael Jordan and he would ultimately stay behind him as this would be his last championship.\nThe duo of Bryant and Gasol continued to have its troubling moments. But they proved to be very good still together, leading the team to its second straight title. They defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games and Bryant proved as he had so many years before his talent on both ends.\nFor the year Bryant was phenomenal, he averaged 27 points, 5.4 rebounds and five assists per game. He shot splits of 45.6\/32.9\/81.1\u00a0while playing in 73 games on the year. His offensive rating was 109.9 and his defensive rating landed at 101.8 good for a +8.1 net-rating.\nAs a result, Bryant would land on the All-NBA first team and All-Defensive first team lists. He would turn it up another level in the playoffs averaging 29.2 points, six rebounds and 5.5 assists per night. His shooting splits went up to 45.8\/37.4\/84.8 to help carry the load of the team.\nThe All-Star selection marked the 12th of his career, including his 11th straight. The season was capped off ultimately by another championship and his second straight finals MVP.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 8\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/13\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 8. 2001-02\nThe last of the dynasty in Los Angeles. The Lakers after some controversy in the Western Conference Finals would go on to 3-peat. This would mark the last championship Kobe and Shaq would win together before their feud started to hit full circle the following year.\nBryant was great on both ends during the run helping lead the Lakers to 58 wins on the season and landing on the All-NBA first team for the first time in his career and an All-Defensive second-team selection. His ratings on both ends paced the Lakers as his offensive rating was 109.1 and his defensive rating 101.7, which was a +7.4 net-rating.\nFor the season Bryant was very good, he averaged 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per night. He did that while shooting splits of 46.9\/25\/82.9. The field goal percentage was the highest of his career, although he did struggle with his outside shot for most of the year.\nRegardless it was another year that Bryant continued to expand his game into a more complete player. At 23 years old he already had three championships to his name and dazzling on a nightly basis. He and Shaq seemed to be on top of the world and primed to win many more together.\nThat plan didn\u2019t work out as advertised as the team would trade Shaq two years later. Nonetheless, Kobe made his third straight All-Star selection this season and won his first All-Star MVP with a 31 point effort.\nAt such a young age, he was doing things the league had never seen before. As the years progressed the Hornets day there thinking to themselves \u201cwhy did we trade Kobe?\u201d.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 7\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/14\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo credit: STAN HONDA\/AFP via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 7. 2008-09\nChampionship Kobe has returned! After a long delay of seven years, Bryant would get his fourth championship tying his long time teammate Shaquille O\u2019Neal. After winning 65 games in the regular season, the Lakers would go on to beat the Orlando Magic in five games in the NBA Finals.\nBryant enjoyed his first Finals MVP award that season and displayed yet again how dominant he could be on the big stage. In leading the team to 65 wins alongside Gasol, Bryant averaged 26.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per night while playing in all 82 games plus the playoffs for a second straight year.\nFurther solidifying his dominant year, he made his yearly check-in to the All-NBA first team and All-Defensive first team lists. Providing his elite talents on both ends of the floor as he usually did a year in and year out. His offensive rating of 114.3 was the best of his career and his net-rating of +10.9 was the best of his career. His eFG% of 50.2 percent was the third-highest mark of his career, to show his efficiency was as high as ever.\nAfter being selected to the All-Star game, Bryant would go on to drop 27 points, four rebounds and four assists winning co-MVP with his former teammate O\u2019Neal. He provided dazzling play after dazzling play and put on quite the show at the All-Star game.\nFast forward to the NBA Finals and Bryant put on a clinic vs. the Dwight Howard led Magic. He averaged 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game and completely dominated both sides of the ball. The Magic never stood a chance as Kobe put himself back at the top of basketball and proved he could lead a team to a championship without Shaq.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 6\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/15\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 6. 2007-08\nYou\u2019re probably thinking to yourself, Kobe won the MVP of the league this season how could this be number six on the list? You\u2019re correct he did win MVP and was dominant on both ends of the floor but statistically speaking it wasn\u2019t his greatest season. Not to say it wasn\u2019t elite, but he won the MVP because the voters finally figured it out it was time for him to get his first MVP.\nBryant was good all year long, he put up averages of 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per night. His shooting splits were very good at 45.9\/36.1\/84 and he was well-deserved of his first MVP award. Which should\u2019ve been his third straight but that\u2019s something we will discuss very shortly in this story.\nLeading the Lakers to a 57-25 record on the season, they would eventually advance to the NBA Finals where they would lose to the Boston Celtics. The team that was infamously known for starting the \u201cbig three\u201d phenomenon in the league.\nBryant was right in the middle of his prime and was proving to the league, that he was still the best shooting guard in basketball. His sideline fade-away jumpers to clutch shots, he provided it all.\nOn the season to go along with his MVP award, Kobe also finished All-NBA first team and All-Defensive first team again. He played in his 10th All-Star game as well. What is amazing is Bryant played all 82 regular-season games and the playoffs on his finger that needed surgery, it again displayed how tough of a competitor he was.\nThe league and it\u2019s fans wanted a Kobe vs. LeBron Finals that they never received. Had the Cavaliers beaten the Celtics in the second round of this season, we may have gotten that wish.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 5\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/16\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 2006-07\nThe second year of controversy that led to Kobe being snubbed for another MVP by Dirk Nowitzki. Kobe had one of his best statistical seasons of his career but when the Mavericks won 67 games, Dirk was a lock for MVP. Kobe would finish third behind Nash as well.\nOn the season Bryant looked as dominant as ever, he averaged 31.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per night. He provided his same elite offense while also being elite on the defensive end and led a patched up roster to 42 wins and a playoff berth. They were booted in the first round that year in five games by the Suns.\nBryant proved all year long why he was on top of the league as the best shooting guard. He would display 40, 50 and even 60 point games on a weekly basis. Defenses keyed in on him as the only real threat and he still made plays happen and defenders look silly.\nHe dropped a season-high 65 points against the Blazers on March 16th and had a streak of four straight games with 50+ points. His totals during that streak were 65, 50, 60 and 50. He would go on to have a total of 10 games of 50+ points on the year, concluding one of the best scoring seasons in history.\nOn the season Bryant would make his ninth All-Star game and win his second All-Star game MVP after dropping 31 points, six assists and six steals. Again he proved how dominate of a presence he was by finishing All-NBA first team and All-Defensive first team. It would be the start of a long run in both of those categories for Kobe.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 4\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/17\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 4. 2002-03\nFresh off a 3-peat the Lakers seemed bound to make another run to try and make it four straight. That would not play out the way they planned and would later end in disappointment in the playoffs. With that being said, Bryant enjoyed one of his best seasons in the NBA and would suddenly develop a 3-point shot.\nFor a majority of his career he couldn\u2019t hit a 3-point shot consistently. Leading to a lot of teams trying to run him to the line instead of beating them in his sweet spots. When Bryant decided he was going to somehow break out and shoot 38.3 percent from 3-point range this season the highest of his career, it gave defenses nightmares.\nFor the year Kobe would go on to average 30 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. His shooting splits graded out as very good at 45.1\/38.3\/84.3, one of his best statistical shooting trios of his career.\nFinishing 50-32, the Lakers were bounced in the second round of the playoffs ending their Finals streak. Tensions started to build among the team which eventually led to the Lakers trading Shaq\u00a0in the 2004 offseason.\nAgain Kobe would finish with a All-NBA first-team selection and All-Defensive first-team selection. He was selected to his fifth All-Star game and continued to prove to the league why he was the best shooting guard in basketball. At that point it was who was second best? Because first was claimed.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 3\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/18\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Ray Amati\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 3. 2000-01\nThis was a great year for shooting guards as guys like Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson wanted to stake their claim as the true number one. Bryant had other plans as he put in one of his best seasons in the league and claimed his second straight championship.\nBryant didn\u2019t match the scoring output of either McGrady or Iverson but his game was much more efficient. Dominating both ends and earning himself another All-NBA first-team selection and All-Defensive second-team selection, Kobe\u2019s game was all-around great for the season.\nThe Lakers finished the season at 58-24 and then took their game to another level going 15-1 and dominating in the playoffs. Bryant averaged 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in the regular season on 46.4\/30.5\/85.3 shooting splits. In the postseason he turned it up another level and averaged 29.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on splits of 46.9\/32.4\/82.1.\nThe kid soaked up every ounce of the spotlight and didn\u2019t let the fame get to this head. He came out every night ready to put on a clinic on both ends of the floor. He continued to evolve his game to new levels and was only 22 years old.\nIt was an all-around dominant effort in a time where shooting guards were looking to take the number one spot. Kobe didn\u2019t budge and proved how efficient he was and let his play do the talking. So that\u2019s why this season lands at number three.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 2\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/19\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Noah Graham\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 2. 2012-13\nThis was one of the most clutch seasons we have seen from a player in a long time. In the offseason the Lakers made trades to land Dwight Howard and Steve Nash to try and help Kobe tie Michael Jordan for a sixth NBA title. Starting out 17-25 that year the Lakers seemed bound to miss the playoffs amid a lot of drama.\nBryant had other plans and at age 34 he showed how dominant he could still be in the league. With Gasol and Nash missing extended periods of the season and an unmotivated Howard, Bryant single-handily carried the Lakers to a 28-12 record in the last 40 games sneaking the Lakers into the playoffs as the seventh seed.\nBryant\u2019s defense dipped off and he didn\u2019t make any defensive team, but his offense and clutch stats were elite. Across 78 games Kobe shot splits 46.3\/32.4\/83.9 and averaged 27.3 points, six assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. The Lakers with Bryant on the court were 108.5 and off the court, it went down to 99.4.\nBryant enjoyed his 14th straight All-Star selection during the season and another All-NBA first-team selection which would be the last of his career. He did everything for the Lakers that season and put them in position to get hot late. His eFG% was the highest of his career at 50.4% and the TS% of 57% was the third-highest of his career.\nUnfortunately against the Warriors, Kobe took a wrong step and tore his Achilles tendon. It started the downfall of his career and put an end to an all-time clinic that we were watching. There is a lot of what-ifs on what else Bryant could\u2019ve done after that season if he didn\u2019t tear his Achilles.\nKobe was just built differently this season, there was no way around it. Whatever he wanted he went out and got it. The game he took over against the Raptors and ended them single-handedly was truly special.\nHe was past his prime by this time but if you watched highlights you\u2019d think he was 27 years old again. Incredible what he did to teams that year, overall if it wasn\u2019t for his crazy 2005-06 year this would be number one. SportsCenter every single night included an unreal Kobe highlight.\n\n \n Next:\u00a0No. 1\n \n"},{"title":"Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking all 20 seasons of Kobe Bryant's career - Page 20","permalink":"https:\/\/lakeshowlife.com\/2020\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-ranking-20-seasons-kobe-bryants-illustrious-career\/20\/","shortCodeTitle":null,"content":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by David Sherman\/NBAE via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nRanking every Kobe Bryant season with the Lakers: 1. 2005-06\nThis was a given, 2005-06 Kobe was dominant, from an 81-point game to 27 40-point nights, he did it all. He carried a subpar cast to a 45-37 record and a playoff berth in Phil Jackson\u2019s return to coaching. With defenses keying in on him and throwing double teams at him every night, it didn\u2019t matter, because Bryant showed he had the mamba mentality.\n\n\nKobe\u2019s incredible 81-point performance pic.twitter.com\/g2kCC53UW9\n\u2014 The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) February 24, 2020\n\nHe then went on to help the Lakers take the Suns seven games in the first round before losing the series 4-3. It was one of the better seasons that we have seen over the last 25 years in the NBA and was a treat to watch nightly. The Lakers had no business being close to the Suns in that series and Kobe almost pulled it off.\nBryant averaged 35.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He once again played over 40 minutes per night and even with an average team he had an offensive rating of 109.7 and a defensive rating of 105, for a net rating\u00a0of +4.7. The team struggled very badly when Bryant went to the bench.\nThere was a huge controversy after the\u00a0season for the first time with Steve Nash. As the Lakers finished 45-37 and the Suns finished 54-28, Nash won MVP. Although Bryant\u2019s stats were better than Nash, Bryant somehow finished fourth in the voting but with 22 first-place votes that was only behind Nash.\nHighlights of the season included making his seventh straight All-Star game. To top it off Bryant set many single-season Lakers records such as points scored and 40-point games. He also finished the season again as a All-NBA first-team selection, All-Defensive first-team selection and won his first scoring title by a wide margin.\nKobe has lived in the shadow for so long with Shaq, with people saying he couldn\u2019t lead a team. Somehow he willed this team to 45 wins and competing in the first round of the playoffs. He would get his help a few years later and get that ring without Shaq.\nTo top it all off he scored 62 points in three quarters to single-handily outscore the Mavericks 62-61, this Kobe was from another planet.\n\nThank you, Kobe\n\nBryant will be inducted into the 2020 Hall of Fame class that was announced. He defined basketball along with Michael Jordan and was one of the few players that could dominate the game and win by carrying a team. Many kids around the world yell \u201cKobe\u201d when shooting paper balls into the trash.\nWe saw things that have\u00a0never been seen before and that we may never see again. From 60 point games to lockdown defense, to NBA championships and an MVP, Kobe was generational. As a fan, I grew up idolizing him in his prime and I loved to go and watch him play live.\nHis list of accomplishments is amazing and he set several records. Here were some of his accolades upon retirement:\n\nThird all-time regular-season scoring\nThird all-time postseason scoring\n18-time All-Star\n2008 NBA MVP\nTwo-time scoring champ\nFive championships\nTwo finals MVP\u2019s\n11 All-NBA first teams\nNine All-Defensive first teams\nFour-time NBA All-Star MVP\nSlam dunk champion\n134 40-point games\nLakers all-time points leader\nLakers all-time steals leader\nLakers all-time win shares at 172.7\nLakers all-time games played at 1,346\n\nThe list is so long that you could take up an entire workbook. Kobe was just built different, the game isn\u2019t the same without him. He had his moments where he was questioned, he had his fair share of drama with coaches and players, but when you put in so many egos, that is going to happen.\nKobe flat out was a winner, plain and simple, there is no gray area, he was generational. Many people will sit there and critique every little thing and call him a ball hog but the ones who watched him play to know how great he was and cherish that.\nThe NBA and all the fans who were able to watch Kobe were lucky. The league will never see anything like it ever again, he was elite on both ends of the floor and that is very rare these days. Not many players take pride in both ends and even the ones that do can\u2019t dominate for 40 minutes.\nThe Lakers have a rich history of Hall of Fame players and a lot of the best players in history have come through Los Angeles. But whatever list you make that does not have Kobe at number one should be left in the drafts.\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/espnlosangeles\/status\/1117125801604939776?s=21\nThank you for everything you did for the game Kobe Bryant, you will always be remembered as one of the goats. 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