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it would've been really interesting to see Kobe come into the league 10 years later. You have to think the current NBA style, 3 point attempts / layups or nothing aka **** the mid range would be engrained in Kobe's head and change his playing style. I bet he would be practicing his 3s a lot more if he came up in this era. Not that he was a bad 3 point shooter during his career, I just think his efficiency numbers would look a lot better if he replaced those long 2s with 3s as most if not all players are doing in this era.
The midrange isn't a bad shot if you hit it at a high clip.
For reference Kobe was at 42% from 10ft to the 3pt line for his career.
KD is at 44% from that same distance for comparison.
He'd adjust to shoot a few more 3s but he was elite at that range and that wouldn't change. May have made him even more lethal cause teams don't really defend that area much anymore due to the spacing.