The NBA’s reigning scoring champion after posting a career-best 35.4 ppg in 2005-06… One of the most complete players in the league … Among league leaders in scoring, minutes per game and free throws made … Scored 81 points against Toronto on Jan. 22, 2006, the second-highest total in NBA history … In 2004, became the youngest player to score 10,000 points ... Four-time All-NBA First Team member (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06) ... Four-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1999-2000, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06) … Named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after tallying 31 points, five rebounds and five assists ... Became the youngest All-Star in NBA history, posting a team-high 18 points and six rebounds in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game … Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft … Draft rights traded by the Hornets to the L.A. Lakers for Vlade Divac on July 11, 1996.
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