Original sentence: Eventually Charlotte took a chance and drafted him hoping Kobe would reverse his demand to play for LA.Kobe would have gone much earlier than 13th in the NBA draft but he and his agent Art Tellum scared teams like the New Jersey Nets saying he would not play for anyone but the Los Angeles Lakers.West wanted Bryant so much that on July 1, 1996, with help from Kobe's holdout, he agreed to trade his starting center, Vlade Divac, to the Hornets in exchange for Bryant's draft rights
Edited sentence: West went on to trade his starting center, Vlade Divac to the Hornets in exchange for Bryant's draft rights