Achievements

HS and made the jump directly to the NBA; youngest player (18 yrs., 2 mos., 11 days) ever to appear in an NBA game; won slam dunk title in 1997; became the youngest all-star in NBA history in 1998 and scored a team-high 18 points; scored a team-high 31 points in the 2002 all-star game; won titles with the Lakers in 2000, 2001, and 2002.