In some respects Kobe Bryant, perhaps the true Baby Jordan, reminds me the most of Jerry West, the original Los Angeles Lakers great guard. Because they go out of their way, defiant to the end.
Bryant is on his announced retirement tour for presumably his final NBA season to make it 20 years in the NBA. By the record book with five NBA championships and the third-leading scorer of all time ahead of Jordan, Bryant enters the all-time top-10 player debate. You find a place for him somewhere, which is no insult no matter how low on that list.
Kobe is a great one.