Gotta link link to that TL? Jordan is still considered the best though right?
I wrote it up and deleted it a few months ago. And yes, Jordan was still considered the best of all time in that TL, despite the fact that Kobe has more points all-time due to a longer career. IIRC, I used some kind of PoD to make Kobe's draft stock fall even further than it did in OTL (in OTL, he was drafted 13th, which is just crazytown bananapants).
Kobe is selected 20th, by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who then trade him away to the Bulls the same way the Hornets traded him to the Lakers in OTL. At the time, the Bulls are widely criticized for the move, since the '96 Bulls were the best team of all time and changing that roster seemed like madness.
The Cavs get a reputation for having the worst front office in pro sports, which is only reinforced when they pass on Dwayne Wade in the 2001 draft (ITTL, D-Wade left Marquette earlier, and thanks to less media attention, was rated lower as a player).