Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant enjoyed a distinguished 20-year playing career that resulted in a plethora of accolades, five NBA championships and many friendships along the way.
In his prime, Bryant was part of one of the most dominating eras in Lakers history when he and Shaquille O’Neal formed a fearsome duo that helped deliver three consecutive NBA titles at the start of the millennium.
By the end of the 2000s, Bryant led the franchise to two other championships with a more balanced team and less star power.
During an appearance on The Jim Rome Podcast, he singled out the 2009-10 Lakers roster as his favorite group of teammates he got to play with:
“You go down our ’09-2010 team, and literally pick every single guy from that roster.