Gill explained that Tellem warned the Nets that Bryant …
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Speaking with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson on The Pull Up with Scoop B, Gill recalled being in the room with agent Arn Tellem while the Nets debated using the No. 7 pick on Bryant. Tellem also represented Bryant and strongly opposed New Jersey drafting the teenage guard directly out of high school. “I was right there when they were thinking about drafting Kobe,” Gill said. “Arn is on the phone with John Calipari and he’s saying, ‘Look. We’re going to take Kobe at the 7th pick…’” Gill explained that Tellem warned the Nets that Bryant would go overseas rather than play for the franchise. According to Gill, the Lakers already had a deal lined up with the Charlotte Hornets involving Vlade Divac and Bryant’s draft rights.
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