New Jerseys - Amare Stoudemire #1 Jersey, Kobe Bryant #24 Jersey
Starting out the 2006-2007 NBA season, two superstars will be changing their jersey numbers; both as a reflection of “starting over” or beginning a new chapter in their basketball careers.
Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns
“The fresh start Amare Stoudemire hopes to make next season doesn't stop at the knees. Stoudemire, never shy about proclaiming his potential for greatness, will be wearing a new jersey in 2006-07 -- No. 1 -- after a '05-06 season in which he was limited to three games because of two knee surgeries.“ - Marc Stein, ESPN.com
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers
“Bryant began his career at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., wearing No. 24. But by 1996 -- the year he led the school to the state championship -- he had switched to No. 33, the number his father Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant wore in high school.
In order for a player to change jersey numbers at will, he either has to change teams or have the team inform the league of the decision more than six months in advance. Players who stay with the same team must have worn the same number for four seasons or longer. Sources say the Lakers informed the league of Bryant's wish to change his number by this year's March 3 deadline.“ - Darren Rovell, ESPN.com
League rules dictate that Stoudemire and Bryant will have to keep their new numbers for a minimum of three seasons.
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