one of them is john salley, a former lakers teammate of bryant's.>> reporter: john salley was wrapping up his 14th season nba career just as kobe bryant was starting his time in the league. he said kobe is the greatest player the league has ever seen, but that he leaves behind so much more than just a basketball legacy. >> he's the biggest laker of all time. bigger than magic, bigger than kareem, bigger than jerry west. >> reporter: by the time he joined the lakers in 1999, john salley had already won three nba championships and played with some of the league's top talent. but when he met kobe bryant, he knew he was somet mj. he sounded like him. his mannerisms, his gaze. i go up to him and i say you're going to be the next michael jordan? he says no, i'll be the first kobe bryant. we have vhs tape of larry and early michael and magic and clyde drexler. so he stole little bits of the master and became a grand master. >> reporter: you were with the lakers the first year of their three-peat of championships. >> yep. >> reporter: what do you remember o

john salley a former teammate of bryant's with the lakers shared some of his memories with cbs this morning'sson. good morning. what did john have to say? >> good morning. just so many memories. john salley was wrapping up his 14 seasons in the nba as kobe bryant's career was just getting started in the league. salley says that kobe is the greatest player the league has ever seen. but he leaves behind so much more than just a basketball legacy. >> he's the biggest laker of all time. as big as magic, bigger than kareem, bigger than jerry west. >> reporter: by the time he joined the lakers in 1999, john salley had already won three nba championships and played with some of the league's top talent but when he met kobe bryant he knew he was something special. >> he walked like m.j. he sounded like him. his mannerisms. his game. i go up to him and i say, so you're going to be the next michael jordan? he goes, no, i'll be the first kobe bryant. he had vhs tapes of larry and early michael and so he stole little bits from the master and became a grand master. >> you were with the lakers the first yea

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