The New Jersey Nets were one of the teams to pass on Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft but it turns out they did so because of the man himself. On NBA Today, former Nets executive Bobby Marks revealed ...
Originally from Pennsylvania, it would have been fitting to see the Philadelphia 76ers draft Kobe Bryant—the legendary ...
The New Jersey Nets were one of the teams ... going overseas and chose to draft Kerry Kittles. The Charlotte Hornets ended up drafting Bryant with the 13th pick and then traded him to the Los ...