I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 221 Second in History (Rearrangement of Top 50 Players)
After Chu Xiao's lore, the Lakers won the NBA championship in the 2012-2013 season. This is the 17th championship in the history of the Lakers, tying the number of championships of the Celtics.

Chu Xiao, Nash, Warcraft, Tracy McGrady, Arenas and Jamison all won their first personal titles.

Winning the championship for a young man is just a new starting point for his career. For veteran players like Nash, McGrady and Jamison, winning a championship at this stage of their career means a lot. Nash and McGrady even shed tears of excitement in public.

Kobe won his sixth career championship, tying Jordan.

ESPN took the opportunity to re-select the top 50 players in NBA history.Jordan first, Kobe second, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, Magician, Chamberlain, Bird, O'Neal, Duncan and James ranked 3-10.

At this time, Kobe has achieved the real "one person is under one person and above ten thousand people", and he has no desires and desires.

Before the start of the 2013-14 season, Kobe gave up the position of the leader of the Lakers to Chu Xiao, saying that he would do his best to assist him. Howard, who came to Los Angeles to fight for the boss a year ago, won Kobe's initiative to give up his position. He is still the second child. , He left Houston as a free agent in a fit of anger, and joined James Harden in the Rockets.

And Nash and McGrady continued to stay with the Lakers to finish the 13-14 season, and retired happily after a year.

2013年12月15日，湖人在客场以100-94击败森林狼。

Before the game, Kobe's 32284 points were 32292 points away from Jordan's 8 regular season total points. He surpassed when he stood on the free throw line in the second quarter and rose to the third place in NBA history.

To commemorate this historic moment, the game was temporarily suspended, and personnel from both sides congratulated Kobe, and Kobe was able to keep the game ball as a souvenir.

In the following two years, Kobe still averaged 20 points per game. In November 2015, he overtook Malone with 11 points. He was only 36928 points away from the NBA game record of 38387 points held by "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. points, becoming the second in history.

Judging from his current scoring trend, as long as he plays one more season, he can surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and set a new NBA scoring record. This is also the biggest achievement that a healthy Kobe can accomplish at the end of his career.

However, Kobe chose to let go and announced his retirement.

On April 2016, 4, Kobe ushered in the last game of his career. The Lakers played against the Jazz at home. Kobe scored 14 points on 50 of 22 shots, including 60 of 21 three-pointers, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 The perfect data of steals and 1 block led the Lakers to reverse the Jazz by 1 points and staged a perfect farewell game.

After the game, Kobe officially announced his retirement.

So far, Kobe has completed his 20-year career in the NBA. He participated in the NBA draft in 1996 and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the No.13 pick in the first round. He was then exchanged to the Los Angeles Lakers and has been playing for the Lakers ever since. In his 20-year career, Kobe scored a total of 37226 points, was selected to the All-Star team 18 times, was selected to the NBA All-NBA team 15 times, won the season scoring champion twice, won 2 regular season MVP, and 1 finals MVPs , Helping the Lakers win 2 NBA championships.In the international arena, Kobe helped the US national team win the 5 US Championships, 2007 and 2008 Olympic champions.

2017年12月19日，湖人在主场斯台普斯中心同勇士比赛的中场休息时间举行了科比8号、24号球衣的退役仪式。

On October 2018, 10, Kobe became the global ambassador for the 31 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup.

On February 2020, 2, he was selected as the final candidate for the 15 Basketball Hall of Fame.

In July 2020, he was selected into the 7 Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

Although ranked second in history, Kobe is the real No.1 in Lakers history.

Even if Chu Xiao helped Kobe win the sixth championship, he should be regarded as the No.1 in the history of the Lakers.

The Lakers have a long history of team building. They have been one of the richest teams for more than 70 years. There are superstars in every era, but there are only four players who are qualified to compete for No.1 in team history. Barr and West.

However, compared with the previous three, West is slightly inferior in both team honor and personal achievement, so he can only be excluded first.

Followed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was selected to the All-Star 19 times in his NBA career, won the MVP 6 times, won the championship 6 times, and won the FMVP 2 times. He still maintains the highest record of 38387 points in NBA games. Hall of Fame and NBA 50 Greatest Stars.

However, when the reporter asked the magician who is No.1 in the history of the Lakers, he said it was Kobe.

The reporter asked Kobe who was No. 1 in the history of the Lakers, and he said it was the magician.

一个是上世纪80年代的NBANo.1，一个是21世纪头10年的NBANo.1。

The No.1 competition in the history of the Lakers, to put it bluntly, is the contest between the Magician and Kobe.

Magic Johnson, in his 13-year career, averaged 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 11.2 assists per game.

荣誉方面，5个总冠军、3个FMVP、3个常规赛MVP、2个全明星MVP、12次全明星、4次助攻王、9次一阵。

Kobe, in his 20-year career, averaged 25 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

荣誉方面，5个总冠军、2个FMVP、1个常规赛MVP、4个全明星MVP、18次全明星、2个得分王、11次一阵、9次一防。

Comparing the two, facing the magician, Kobe's biggest disadvantage is the lack of regular season MVP, lacking 2 MVPs, and Kobe only won 1 regular season MVP in his career. This is a place criticized by many people, but I think In addition to personal performance, winning the MVP depends on the team and various reasons. Sometimes it is not enough for one person to do a good job. This also reflects from the side that winning the MVP cannot reflect everything about a person.

In my opinion, Kobe's 2 more first-rounds and 9 more first-time defenses are things that many people who have won MVPs cannot do, and they can exactly offset the 2 MVPs.

Because there are so many MVPs, there will be one every year, but only 9 people in history have achieved "9 times for one team + 2 times for one defense", one is Jordan and the other is Kobe Bryant.

乔丹是10次一阵、9次一防，科比是11次一阵、9次一防，比乔丹还多了1次。他还15次入选最佳防守阵容，其中连续12次入选一防。

In history, except for Kobe Bryant, no one can do 9 times + 9 first defenses. The closest is Duncan, 10 times + 8 first defenses.Although Garnett had 9 first defenses, but only 4 times in a round, which is a bit worse.Payton also had 9 first defenses, but only 2 for a while, which was even worse.

So I don't understand those who only look at the number of championships and MVPs in the selection of historical status. Is "9 times a team + 9 times a defense" really unimportant?Isn't it more real to the individual and the team than winning the MVP?
In terms of statistics, Kobe scored 33643 points in his career, the second highest in history with 81 points in a single game, while the Magician only scored 17707 points in his career, but sent 10141 assists.

The two sides tied.

According to team history records, there are 13 records in the history of the Lakers team, of which Kobe has 9 seats alone, and the magician only has the total assists.

Kobe wins.

Influence, the age of magicians is the era of paper media. At that time, even watching TV was a luxury in many places. The limitations of the times limited the influence of magicians. Kobe is so explosive, and he doesn't have such a distinct personality, it is difficult to capture more fans.

The era in which Kobe lived was the era of Internet popularization after Jordan's TV popularization era.You can see Kobe's videos, Kobe's latest news and dynamics everywhere on the Internet, and Kobe's 81 points in a single game, and the feats of scoring 50+, 40+, and 30+ in a row are countless, and his playing is very entertaining. Fans and disciples All over the world, even many players in the current league are fans of Kobe.

Kobe wins.

Legendary, if the magician hadn't retired early due to illness, with his ability at the time, he might even threaten Jordan's status. In addition, his personal career has not had enough ups and downs.

Kobe, although he has been catching up with Jordan in his career, he has grown from a small substitute player to a superstar, with 62 points in three quarters, 81 points in a single game, revenge for the Celtics to win the championship, and 60 points in the retirement battle. Kobe's career is better than the magician Even more legendary!

Kobe wins.

In general, there are also five championships, and the same old Lakers. If you want to choose the No.1 in the history of the Lakers and the soul of the Lakers, everyone will choose Kobe...

So here comes the question, if Kobe is No. 1 in the history of the Lakers, every time the media selects the historical status of a star, they always like to rank Kobe in the top 10 goalkeepers, or even No. 12 in history.

Is No.1 in the history of the Lakers so unbearable in the eyes of the media?The ranking is not as good as other Lakers legends?

Combining the number of championships won, MVP, FMVP, first team and first defense, scoring and scoring champion, All-Star, national team, influence, legend, etc., Kobe is the No. 1 in the history of the Lakers, and he should be the second in NBA history.

As of 2021, Chu Xiao's ranking of the top 50 NBA players in history is as follows.

1. Jordan, there are him everywhere, and he deserves to be ranked first.

2. Kobe, No.1 in the history of the Lakers, the man closest to Jordan.

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won the championship 6 times and holds the record for the highest total score.

4. Russell, 9 championship rings, the real Lord of the Rings.

5. Magician, 5 crowns, the first point guard in history.

6. James, 4 championships, won with the Heat, Cavaliers, and Lakers respectively.

7. Chamberlain, 100 points in a single game, an ancient beast.

8. Duncan, a man who defeated James 2 times in the finals, has 5 championships.

9. O'Neill, 4 crowns, big insider, BUG.

10. Bird is the most suitable gatekeeper for No.10.

11. Robertson, the only superstar who won an MVP in the 20s when Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell monopolized the MVP.

12. Olajuwon, the only man who won two championships after Jordan retired.

13. Curry created the three-point era.

14. West, the prototype of the NBA logo, the only player in history to win the NBA Finals MVP (1969) for a losing team.

15. Durant, 2 championships, 4 scoring titles.

16-20, Dr. J, Garnett, Nowitzki, Karl Malone, Moses Malone.

21-30, Pippen, Wade, Elgin Baylor, David Robinson, Barkley, Leonard, Stockton, Iverson, Nash, Kidd.

31-40, Thomas, Harden, Antetokounmpo, Havlicek, McCann, McHale, Ewing, Paul, Bob, Frazier.

41-50, Westbrook, Cousy, Barry, Hayes, Big Eyebrow, Wilkins, George Gervin, Bill Wharton, Reggie Miller, Unseld.

　About Kobe's ranking.

　　If the players, coaches and general managers of the league who really understand the game are allowed to choose, most of Kobe's historical rankings are in the top five. Even the "God of Basketball" Jordan thinks that Kobe should be ranked behind him, second or second. top five.

　　To put it simply, Kobe and James are the most controversial in each ranking, and Jordan and Magic have not changed much.

　　Between Kobe and James, players choose Kobe and the media choose James.Among the media, ESPN is also a well-known hacker. Most of those guys have never played basketball, but they act like they know everything. In fact, they are all for business.In addition to knowing how to make money through gimmicks, they also know how to make money.

　　If nothing else, just ask, before and after Kobe retired, many people in the league called themselves his fans.Have you ever heard of someone saying that he is a fan of James?
　　
　
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