"THE KOBE ASSIST".
In 2012, Kirk Goldsberry unveiled a unique statistical phenomenon where 15% of Kobe Bryant's missed shots led directly to points.
Kobe's perimeter gravity was so immense that his heavily contested shots regularly drew double and triple teams, leaving opposing defenses completely out of position to box out. In many instances, Kobe would deliberately attack a defense knowing his trailing big men possessed the rebounding advantage.
Goldsberry calculated that Kobe's team scored off 15% of his misses, meaning that a league leading 54% of his total shot attempts resulted in points.
Kobe Bryant didn't care about FG%.
Kobe Bryant cared about WINNING.
I keep running this through Basketball Reference to make sure it's correct, but since the 3-point line was introduced ...
Here's the complete list of Division I players who made 130+ 3s at a 48+% clip in a season:
Milan Momcilovic.
BREAKING: Milan Momcilovic—the last big name on the market and one of the best transfers of the '26 cycle—has committed to Kentucky, he just announced on Instagram. A massive addition for Mark Pope after an angst-ridden past two months working the portal. Huge news in Lexington.
⭐ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗟𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗮 | Este es el Quinteto Ideal de la temporada 2025/26 elegido por la prensa especializada, capitanes y entrenadores
➡️ Francisco Conrradi | Independiente de Oliva
➡️ Tyler Sabin | Obras Basket
➡️ Leonardo Lema | Quimsa
➡️ Will Vorhees | Oberá Tenis Club
➡️ Francisco Cáffaro | Boca Juniors
⭐ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗟𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗮 | Tyler Sabin fue elegido como el Mejor Jugador Extranjero de la temporada 2025/26
🗳️ Recibió el 52,2% de los votos de la prensa especializada, capitanes y entrenadores.
Jacob Misiorowski of the @Brewers is the only MLB pitcher in the modern era to have a 4-start span with 30+ strikeouts, 0 runs allowed & 0 XBH allowed.