Less than 24 hours had passed since Jordan Farmar had been drafted by the L.A. Lakers and his cell phone had been ringing off the hook.

Low and behold, it rang again, but this time it was no ordinary call. On the other side of the phone was NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

"That was the best way to start my career, to get a phone call from the best player in the NBA," Farmar said at a news conference.

Farmar said that the conversation lasted less than five minutes, but was very meaningful to him.