On April 28, 2020, former Sacramento Kings head coach and general manager Jerry Reynolds remembered the 1996 NBA Draft, and the Kings’ decision to draft Kobe Bryant if he had fallen to them at No. 14 overall.
Now, let us take a look at what would have happened if the Kings had drafted Bryant.
Kings Make the Playoffs: 1996-97
In the 1996 NBA Draft, the Kings selected Peja Stojakovic 14th overall, and he played two more years in Greece before coming to play for the Kings. However, if the Kings had drafted Bryant instead of Stojakovic, how would the Kings have fared?