With 14 dedicated years to the Lakers, you’ll find Kobe Bryant, who became the youngest player to reach 27,000 points. Kobe is one of the NBA’s all-time top ten scorers. He was selected out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft. Draft rights, traded by the Hornets to the L.A. Lakers, for Vlade Divac on 7/11/96. Kobe Bryant re-signed for the Lakers, and accepted a 7-year contract worth 136.4 million on 7/15/ 2004. Kobe is simply the best in the NBA!