An argument could be made that former Lakers guard Nick Van Exel deserved to be in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
"The first person that got me was Nick Van Exel in practice," Kobe said when asked who the first person was to "bust his a**.
1 / 16Nick Van Exel, nicknamed Nick the Quick, averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 assists in 1998-99. 1 / 16Nick Van Exel, nicknamed Nick the Quick, averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 assists in 1998-99.