In this, Kobe Bryant's 20th and final season, the Lakers guard is going to do a lot of reminiscing as he makes his way around the NBA one last time.
On Monday, Bryant was asked to name the top players he's balled against and while the legends he listed are all legit and among the greatest, he failed to mention a lot of players who will one day join him in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Kobe's top players: Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Clyde Drexler.
To clarify on Kobe's top players list, it was the ones that he actually played against.
Among those Bryant has played against and did not name include future Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, and the best player in the world right now, Steph Curry.
We'd love to hear the criteria for his list.
[h/t Uproxx]
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