Jerry West-Kobe Bryant relationship, explained: How Lakers …
Jun 12, 2024 · As two of the greatest talents for the greatest brand in basketball history — the Lakers — Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were practically royalty within NBA circles.
Kobe Bryant, Jerry West and the draft workout that changed …
Mar 2, 2021 · In the spring of 1996, Lakers GM Jerry West granted a favor to a friend -- agent Arn Tellem -- that the team would host a pre-draft workout for a 17-year-old named Kobe Bryant.
Two Years After Kobe’s Death, Jerry West About the ‘Shock and …
Jan 26, 2022 · In the past two years, West has faced the deaths of two close friends in Elgin Baylor, a Hall of Fame player who became his mentor when the Lakers drafted West, and …
Analysis: Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were a match from Day 1, …
Jun 13, 2024 · What West — who died Wednesday at the age of 86 — did at the 1996 NBA draft and in the weeks that immediately followed not only added to his own incredible legacy, but …
Jerry West career accomplishments: Scouting Kobe Bryant, …
Jun 12, 2024 · Trading up for Kobe Bryant. The Lakers had the 24th pick in the 1996 draft, and West was determined to trade up. He watched Bryant in a private workout and was …
A legend’s greatest coup: How the late Jerry West made Kobe ... - MSN
Among his many career accomplishments, West was instrumental in masterminding and executing the Lakers’ plan — before, during, and after the 1996 NBA draft — to acquire a …
Jerry West reflects on the life and legacy of Kobe Bryant
May 14, 2021 · Jerry West was the man who brought Kobe Bryant to the Lakers. The former GM reflects on Kobe's career and his relationship with the late basketball legend.
Analysis: Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were a match from Day 1, …
Jun 13, 2024 · Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a legendary career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis …
Jerry West reflects on his unique relationship with Kobe Bryant
Jerry West reminisces on how he saw Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's greatness early on and how he will remember "The Black Mamba."
Jerry West reflects on Kobe Bryant: From wunderkind to icon
Jan 25, 2021 · The former Lakers star-turned-executive made the draft-day trade that brought Bryant to L.A. It's an emotional time for Jerry West.
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