Kobe Bryant the best NBA, my favorite basketball player, Kobe Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he 34 Drafted the first round in 1996, 13, by CHA, he is 6 feet 6 inches and 205 pounds. Never go to the collage drafted straight in high school, played in the NBA for 16 years. Bryant had five NBA championship ring, he won them with the Los Angeles lakers in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2010 season.