Michael Finley, Ray Allen, and Darvin Ham. According to Carr, the 18-year-old Kobe casually pulled off a dunk they'd never seen before. "I remember looking at Finley and saying, 'If he does that ...

He said, 'Nah, rookie, it ain't that easy on this level.' And he put me on the ground. That was my first experience at the NBA level." Related: "Larry Bird is one of my great mistakes" - Bob Knight ...