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No. Shaq was acquired from the Orlando Magic and then Kobe was signed from the Charlotte Hornets, both in the summer of 1996.

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Kobe was taken 13th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets and then traded to the Lakers for Vlade Divac before he ever put on a Hornets jersey.

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