Then came 1996, 13th pick overall, a 17 yr old from Philly emerged. Kobe started his career from the bench but in 1997 he became an all-star, while MJ captured his 5th ring. Everybody was focused on MJ, on how to beat the triangle, how to beat the Bulls.

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However, the 11-time NBA champion acknowledged in September that he’s still uncertain whether he’ll retire after this season, as he repeatedly vowed last summer when he agreed to return with a pay cut.
forget koby an MJ, wilt the stilt an dr. j were far superior.mj an koby emulated their games after those stars. wilt changed gthe game, not how it was played but he rules. drj jut had so many moves that othwers in the league later followed or copied, such as mj so those old school players exceed mj an koby easily mj didnt win 6 championships by himself, jim paxson, the grant brothers, pippen, an MANY others that made it possible for mj to succeed certainl mj exceeded at defense more than koby, but koby is far the better ofense minded player ..
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