Then nikkas wasn't 18 though. His overall career greatness has nothing to do with what he was when he came in as a teenager. He was not ready at the point. All of the of straight outta HS cats needed an incubation period with the exception of Bron which is what made his rookie year so noteworthy.
I'm just saying, put Kobe on the Golden State Warriors & throw him to the wolves for 82 games. Maybe he wouldn't be balling like Lebron. He'd be airballing & not passing to nikkas but, his learning curve wouldve came alot faster than sitting on the bench for 2 & half years. I do agree he probably should've did a 1 or 2 of college.