 Complete the following phrase:  Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association NBA for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later. He and then-teammate Shaquille ONeal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. After ONeal was traded to the Miami Heat following the 200304 season, Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the and seasons. In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlains 