NBA History: 5 Greatest Los Angeles Lakers players since 2000

#1 Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant is the best Laker since 2000

Kobe Bryant was one of the most polarizing players during his time in the NBA. The Lakers swore by him and how he played in each game while almost every other fan-base despised him. But he remains a contender for one of the greatest player of all time and is undoubtedly the greatest Lakers player ever.

Kobe won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and spent all his 20 years with them. He is a two-time NBA Finals MVP and had 18 NBA All-Star call-ups.

He was also a 11-time All-NBA first-team nominee, a two-time All-NBA second team nominee and a two-time All-NBA third team nominee. He even made the All-NBA defensive first team nine times.

Kobe also holds the record for most number of points by a Lakers player, most points scored in a single game by a Lakers player and has seven NBA Finals appearances. One of the fiercest competitors in the game, he averaged 25 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.4 steals over his career. Kobe Bryant is one of the greats to grace the basketball court.