Jerry West was no longer interested in wasting time. He turned to Michael Cooper beside him and said, "Let them stop playing; no one here can win against that kid! Sooner or later, he is going to be the best player in the league!"
The kid Jerry West was talking about was Kobe; ever since last summer when Kobe went one-on-one and took down Stackhouse, Logo had been paying a lot of attention to that kid from Philadelphia.
A week ago, taking after Roger's lead, the kid held a press conference where he announced that he would be skipping college and bringing his talent to the NBA.
Due to Roger's influence in this history, people believed Kobe would be picked in the lottery.
Michael Cooper laughed; he knew Logo would sing Kobe's praises because a few days ago, Elgin Baylor assessed him during his workout saying, "His skills are outstanding, and his athleticism is beyond expectations. However, if we use a lottery pick on him, people would laugh at us."