17 years old.
He was 20 when he first started an NBA game but the first time he played in an NBA game he was 18.
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Kobe Bryant was born August 23, 1978 and he was selected in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets on June 26, 1996. That would have made Kobe 17 years, 10 months, and 3 days old when he was drafted.
the best basketball player in the nba is Kobe brayant because he has five rings and he has alot of experience and is 36 years old and still is doing well in the nba 36 years old is old in the nba lebron James is a excellence player in the nba but he just don't have as much experience as Kobe but if he did lebron would be the best coach in the nba. phill Jackson the coach of the nba LA LAKERS SAID FROM THE KOBE/LEBRON FROM THE NBA
Kobe Bryant was born August 23, 1978 and he was selected in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets on June 26, 1996. That would have made Kobe 17 years, 10 months, and 3 days old when he was drafted.
Basketball HistoryMoses Malone was the first male player to go straight from high school into the NBA. That is a wrong answer!!!! Darrell Dawkins was the first person to enter the NBA from High School!!Moses Malone was the first person to go from high school to the ABA!!___________________________________________________________Actually, Reggie Harding was the first player to go from high school to the NBA. Reggie was drafted in 1962 by the Detroit Pistons. In 1962 "Chocolate Thunder" was 5 years old and Moses Malone was 7 years old.Reggie Harding was supposed to be the first player to go from high school to the NBA but when he was drafted the NBA rules was that you must wait until one year after you high school class graduated so Reggie had to play Minor Basketball League. Darryl Dawkins was the first person to enter the NBA from High School. Darryl was drafted in the 1975 draft. He was 18 years old.
Kobe Bryant was born on August 23 1978, as of 2010 he is now 32.
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Kobe was born born August 23, 1978. The Lakers closed out the Orlando Magic on June 14, 2009. So Kobe would have been 30 years old; 2 months shy of his 31st birthday. Go Lakers.
No, Kobe Bryant was 17 years, 10 months, and 3 days old when he got drafted. The youngest player to be drafted was Andrew Bynum. He was 17 years, 8 months, and 2 days old when he got drafted.