Kobe was drafted 13th overall, and by the numbers, would be traded away to the LA Lakers and was chosen by the NBA to be the guy who would be marketed as 'the next Jordan'. MJ and KB's habits reveal that the comparisons can't be any further than the truth. Phil Jackson talks Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant differences in book due May 21 https://www.si.com/si-wire/2013/05/16/phil-jackson-michael-jordan-kobe-bryant-nba-new-book Kobe Bryant says he's stolen moves from Michael Jordan https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/12/kobe-says-hes-stolen-moves-from-michael-jordan For a generation, Kobe was 'Our Michael Jordan' http://www.nba.com/news/features/shaun_powell/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-became-michael-jordan-for-a-generation/ Michael Jordan Says He Influenced the Way Kobe Bryant Plays