QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 17, 2011 -> 09:01 PM)
Knight,
Did you read the article that I posted?
That story is false, the Lakers and Hornets had agreed to the trade the day before and Lakers told the Hornets who to pick.
The Hornets had no intention of ever drafting Kobe Bryant and Kobe has said that he would have played in Charlotte.
I linked the article.
http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2008/jun...trued-ar-113126
They drafted him - see pic above. They just traded his rights afterward.