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Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:07 am
by leeprettyp
The Pyramid Long Beach State Arena

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7iCJHscu4[/youtube]

While we're currently watching summer league... I wanted to share this old video of Kobe debut with the Lakers summer league squad. There's a little Derek Fisher in there also. Its almost 8minutes but a fun watch.... Hope you enjoy fellas

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:26 am
by D Nice
Wow...pretty awesome way to start the day...thanks for posting.

That was so cool. Damn though Kobe, I didn't remember his handle being that shaky his rookie year.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:29 am
by ROballer
Still 17 yrs old at that time...crazy

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:54 am
by spaceballer
The quality is fuzzy because it's before the the era of HD, but a good find. Nice.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:20 pm
by leeprettyp
spaceballer wrote:The quality is fuzzy because it's before the the era of HD, but a good find. Nice.



The VHS days lol

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:23 pm
by leeprettyp
ROballer wrote:Still 17 yrs old at that time...crazy



BTW you sold me on Randle bro... Man I'm excited at that guys potential if he continues to work hard out there and develops a right hand... The skies the limit for him. He plays so physical out there also at such a young age. Defenders look scared to take that kind of punishment when he attacks the basket

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:15 pm
by Mirjalovic
leeprettyp wrote:The Pyramid Long Beach State Arena

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7iCJHscu4[/youtube]

While we're currently watching summer league... I wanted to share this old video of Kobe debut with the Lakers summer league squad. There's a little Derek Fisher in there also. Its almost 8minutes but a fun watch.... Hope you enjoy fellas


Wow, he's good, i foresee this kid will be multiple NBA winners.

but its only summer league tho.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:25 pm
by ratra_1211
Mirjalovic wrote:
leeprettyp wrote:The Pyramid Long Beach State Arena

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7iCJHscu4[/youtube]

While we're currently watching summer league... I wanted to share this old video of Kobe debut with the Lakers summer league squad. There's a little Derek Fisher in there also. Its almost 8minutes but a fun watch.... Hope you enjoy fellas


Wow, he's good, i foresee this kid will be multiple NBA winners.

but its only summer league tho.


is he "legit"?

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:07 pm
by Tee212
his style and body movements havent changed a bit. fish been passing to kobe since day 1 lol

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:27 pm
by Danny Darko
well he's no Brandon Jennings, but I see potential.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:43 pm
by DEEP3CL
I was there on that July day in 1996. His second summer league was even better.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:37 am
by D Nice
Is anybody else frightened by how similar Dante Exum's current summer league highlights look to this?

That kid might be the next one. I LOVED Randle at #7, he was the guy I wanted the 2nd most. Exum was the one I wanted the most (to be clear, of the guys I felt we had a shot at). He looks better than he did in Australia. That's big at this age. If he's always getting better, he's already this good, and he's got that much upside...man.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:30 am
by Kobe_for_3
D Fish with the nice throw down too!

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:39 am
by Irvingism
D Nice wrote:Is anybody else frightened by how similar Dante Exum's current summer league highlights look to this?

That kid might be the next one. I LOVED Randle at #7, he was the guy I wanted the 2nd most. Exum was the one I wanted the most (to be clear, of the guys I felt we had a shot at). He looks better than he did in Australia. That's big at this age. If he's always getting better, he's already this good, and he's got that much upside...man.

No. Exum doesn't have the athleticism to be a superstar. He can be a really good player though.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:05 am
by kj1551
At the 7:00 min mark he hits a fade away over 5 defenders. He hasn't looked back since.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:19 am
by Slava
If Wiggins or Exum had a game like that now, the internet might explode. He was legitimately bullying those players as a 17 year old.

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:58 am
by Tee212
D Nice wrote:Is anybody else frightened by how similar Dante Exum's current summer league highlights look to this?

That kid might be the next one. I LOVED Randle at #7, he was the guy I wanted the 2nd most. Exum was the one I wanted the most (to be clear, of the guys I felt we had a shot at). He looks better than he did in Australia. That's big at this age. If he's always getting better, he's already this good, and he's got that much upside...man.



at this stage he looks like one level better than wes johnson lol

Re: Kobe Bryant 36 points in Summer League 1996-97 *RARE

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:24 am
by Tiesto_Lakers
His free throw form is still the exact same.