In this series, we will count down the days until the Lakers first regular season game on October 28th. Each day we will discuss who wore that number best, and who wears it now or who wore it last.
We're getting ready for a brand new season of Los Angeles Lakers basketball, so to count down the days we'll be looking at the best Lakers to wear the number. We'll continue at 8 days until the regular season begins, with the kid from Lower Merion High School.
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Kobe Bryant was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft.