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.
Jerry West-Kobe Bryant relationship, explained: How Lakers …
Jun 12, 2024 · Jerry West-Kobe Bryant friendship, explained. West and Bryant were about as thick as thieves for a pair of men born 40 years apart in vastly different living situations.
Jerry West made Kobe Bryant a Laker. Here's how he did it.
Jun 12, 2024 · Jerry West made Kobe Bryant a Laker. Here's how he did it. In an excerpt from Mike Sielski's book "The Rise," West collaborates with agent Arn Tellem to get Bryant from Wynnewood to the West Coast.
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 of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Jerry West career accomplishments: Scouting Kobe Bryant, …
Jun 12, 2024 · West was largely credited as the architect of the Showtime Lakers with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That group won five championships under the guidance of West. Trading up for Kobe...
Jerry West and Kobe Bryant had heated debates on who would …
Dec 21, 2024 · Lakers icons Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were destined to meet each other. Apart from being known as "The Logo," Jerry West is also regarded as the legendary executive who traded for a 17-year-old stud named Kobe Bryant. The two developed a father-son relationship right from the start.
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 the life and legacy of Kobe Bryant
May 14, 2021 · Former Los Angeles Lakers executive Jerry West shares his memories of the late Kobe Bryant. West helped bring Bryant to the Lakers in a 1996 trade. Bryant will be inducted into the...
Jerry West, Kobe Bryant fondly recall his pre-draft workout with …
Jan 15, 2016 · But none of those elements swayed Kobe Bryant as he matched up against former Lakers defender Michael Cooper before former Lakers general manager Jerry West. “I wanted to prove at 17 that...
Lakers legend Jerry West remembered for iconic Kobe Bryant trade
Jun 12, 2024 · After all, he had just put all of the Lakers' eggs in the basket of an 18-year old guard coming out of Lower Merion named Kobe Bryant, trading away starting center Vlade Divac, someone who...