Brandon Edler
Kobe Bryant’s Most Defining Moments
10. First Destination became His Only Destination
There’s a story that Kobe manipulated his way to LA by telling Charlotte he wouldn’t play for them. Kobe denies that and says the Hornets had always intended to use him as trade bait. Either way, the move to LA and being paired with Shaq seemed to work out pretty well—and Kobe seemed to do just fine without Superman on the squad.