{"id":274747,"date":"2024-02-15T20:19:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T04:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=274747"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:33:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T04:33:29","slug":"in-the-paint-kobe-bryants-pre-draft-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/in-the-paint-kobe-bryants-pre-draft-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Paint | Kobe Bryant's Pre-Draft Journey!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIL7489167143\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>On Episode 180 of the Ballislife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAxSEraMigXGMoDVLg_qHNA\">\"In The Paint Show\",<\/a> hosts <strong>Ronnie Flores<\/strong>, <strong>Ani Umana<\/strong> and <strong>Chelsea Hopkins<\/strong> go hard on the one-year plan that was hatched for the late, great <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/kobe-bryant\/\" class=\"content-player\">Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/strong> to turn pro out of high school with special guest <strong>Gary Charles<\/strong>, who was part of the small circle that knew of the plans for the 17-year wunderkind from Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pa.). <br \/><br \/>Charles spends 40 minutes detailing the plan to get Kobe from Lower Merion to the NBA, even though he was a wing guard and academically eligible for any college in the country. That was unheard of at the time. Charles goes \"In The Paint\" on meeting Kobe through his father <strong>Joe \"Jellybean\" Bryant<\/strong>, what Kobe was like as a rising junior at ABCD Camp, the keys to hatching the plan for him to turn pro, and the occurrences that could have foiled Team Bryant's plan to keep him from Nike and keep other NBA teams drafting higher than Charlotte from realizing he should be their pick.<br \/><br \/>What would have happened in Lower Merion would have traveled to Los Angeles in January '96 for a MLK Showcase game vs. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/schea-cotton\/\" class=\"content-player\">Schea Cotton<\/a><\/strong> and St John Bosco? Was taking R &amp; B singer <strong>Brandy<\/strong> to the prom potentially worrisome? What if <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/tim-thomas\/\" class=\"content-player\">Tim Thomas<\/a><\/strong> would have went straight pro out of high school instead of going to Villanova? What if the New Jersey Nets would have went for Kobe at No. 8 instead of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/kerry-kittles\/\" class=\"content-player\">Kerry Kittles<\/a><\/strong>?<br \/><br \/>Charles, a longtime grassroots basketball coach and event director, also gives some insight on a Plan B if the Charlotte move didn't happen and what transpired leading up to draft day.<br \/><br \/>The ITP crew then close this special episode with their reactions to the interview and some media references helpful to learn more background information on Kobe's unique path. Kobe's prep-to-pro journey hasn't been told in this manner, so make sure to tune in to Episode 180 from start to finish! 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