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Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Explains Why He Would’ve Chosen Duke Over North Carolina

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The current NBA rules are that players must be one year removed from high school before they are eligible to enter the NBA Draft, so most players play one year in college, which is a rule they are currently considering changing.

That rule wasn’t always in place, as players used to be able to go straight from high school to the NBA, which Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant decided to do at the age of 17, getting drafted with the 13th pick by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 before immediately being traded to the Lakers.