From #8 to #24

 Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest players that is currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for the past 15 years, has changed drastically throughout his NBA career. Bryant enjoyed a great career at Lower Merion High School. He declared himself in the NBA Draft and he was drafted in 1996 by the Charlotte Hornets. Overnight he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers where he released his amazing gameplay.
Bryant started off his first season with only 7.6 points per game and within 5 years he averaged 28.5 points per game. What made him change so quickly? He was just an original player playing for an original team. With no doubt, Kobe Bryant couldn't have had a great success without the help of Shaquille O'Neal. Bryant and O'Neal led the Lakers three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 - 2002.  In 2003 Kobe Bryant was convicted with sexual assault to a 19 year old woman who worked at the hotel he was staying at. The trial lasted for a whole year which was eventually dropped by the woman. After this Kobe started a new phase for his career due to O'Neal's trade to the Miami Heat.

The start of this new phase wasn't much of a success due to their last season loss to the Detroit Pistons in the finals and the loss of Phil Jackson as a coach. The next season, Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson reunited and led them back to the playoffs. Bryant was on a new level, he scored 62 points against the Dallas Mavericks, and 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. Kobe reached the second highest score in one game in NBA History. By the end of the season, Kobe averaged 35.4 points per game, his record highest in his career. This was a drastic change in Lakers history and his own history. 

Ever since his new phase began, he decided to change his jersey number from 8 to 24 at the start of 2006-07 season. He scored 65 points against the Portland Trail Blazers and the next day he score 50 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After that game he scored another 60 points against the Memphis Grizzlies. The next season, the Lakers finally made it to the finals. Even though the Lakers lost in the finals to the Boston Celtics, they had an outstanding season with a 57-25 record.

The next 2 seasons, Kobe earned the MVP Finals Award and also brought back two trophies. With the help of Kobe and his new phase, the Lakers have been set to a new level and they plan to let no one overcome them.

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