Acquired by the Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Vlade Divac on July 11, 1996 (was selected by the Hornets with the 13th overall choice in the 1996 NBA Draft).
Three-time NBA champion (2002, 2001, 2000) ... 2007-08 NBA Most Valuable Player ...Has earned All-NBA honors in each of the last ten seasons (First Team in 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08, Second Team in 2000-01 and 1999-2000 and Third Team in 1998-99 and 2004-05) … Has been named to the NBA's All Defensive eight times (First Team in 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2003-04, 2002-03 and 1999-2000 and Second Team in 2001-02 and 2000-01) … Named a starter for the Western Conference All-Star Team in each of the last ten games (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1998 - no game in 1999) … Led all NBA players in voting for the 2003 All-Star Game ... Earned MVP honors at the 2002 All-Star Game in his hometown of Philadelphia and again in 2007 in Las Vegas ... Became the youngest player ever to score 20,000 points with a 39-point performance in New York (12/23/07) ... Became the youngest player ever to score 10,000 - 16,000 career points points, to be named to the NBA’s All Defensive Team (1999-2000), to start an All-Star Game (1998) and to earn All-Rookie honors (1996-97) ... Scored a record 31 points in the 1997 Schick Rookie Game … Won the 1997 Gatorade Slam Dunk Championship during All-Star Weekend … Is the second youngest player in Los Angeles franchise history (behind Andrew Bynum) to appear in a regular season game in his NBA debut 11/3/96 vs. Minnesota (18 years, two months and 11 days) and is the third youngest player to ever appear in an NBA game (only Andrew Bynum and Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal were younger) … Increased his scoring average in each of his first five seasons (7.6, 15.4, 19.9, 22.5, 28.5) … Co-holder of the NBA record for most three pointers in a game with 12 three-pointers 1/7/03 vs. Seattle (tied with Donyell Marshall) ... Recorded 9 straight games with 40+ points in 2002-03 (tied with Michael Jordan, behind Wilt Chamberlain) ... Recorded the most consecutive 50+ point games of all time (65, 50, 60, 50) since Wilt Chamberlain, with four straight from March 16th to March 23rd 2007 ... Has been selected Western Conference Player of the Month eight times (December 2000, November 2001, January 2003, March 2004, January and April 2006, December 2006, March 2007) and has earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors 18 times (4/16/2000, 12/24/2000, 11/4/01, 1/20/02, 11/3/02, 12/8/02, 1/12/03, 2/2/03, 2/23/03, 2/17/04, 3/22/04, 11/1/05, 12/12/05, 12/19/05, 1/16/05, 4/10/05, 3/12/07 and 3/19/07) ... Captured the NBA scoring title twice, in 2005-06 with 35.4 points per game (the eighth highest scoring average of all-time) and 2006-07 with 31.6 points per game (the 28th highest scoring average of all-time) ... passed Bob McAdoo for the seventh greatest scoring season of all-time with 2,832 total points in 2005-06 ... Scored a career-high 81 points (55 in the second half) 1/22/06 vs. TOR, the second highest game (81) and half (55) point totals in NBA history.
WE HAVE YET TO SEE HIM MAKE HISTORY BY GETTING A RING WITHOUT SHAQ AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE ALL THE HATE BECOMES LOVE. SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE COMING SEASON. LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM.
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