<P> After his second season, Jones switched from number 25 to 6, as the Lakers had retired 25 for Gail Goodrich . He selected 6 as growing up he was a fan of Julius Erving . In the offseason, the team acquired superstar center Shaquille O'Neal, and traded Vlade Divac to the Hornets for rookie guard Kobe Bryant . Jones played and started in 80 games, placing second in the team in scoring with 17.2 points and fourth in the league in steals with 2.4 a game . He also played in his first NBA All - Star Game, scoring 10 points in 17 minutes in the 1997 NBA All - Star Game . Led by O'Neal, the Lakers won 56 games before defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs but fell to the top seeded Utah Jazz in 5 games in the conference semifinals . Jones struggled in the playoffs, as his scoring average fell to 11.2 in the postseason . </P> <P> In the 1997--1998 season, Jones averaged 16.9 points with 2 steals a game, and scored 15 points with 11 rebounds in the 1998 NBA All - Star Game . His pesky defense also earned him a selection to the NBA All - Defensive Second Team . The Lakers won 61 games and defeated Portland and Seattle in the first and second round of the playoffs . The team failed to win a game in the conference finals against the Utah Jazz however, as the veteran team swept the Lakers . Jones averaged 17 points with 2 steals in 13 playoff games . </P> <P> The following season would be shortened to 50 games due to a league lockout, with Jones starting the first 20 games of the season before he and Elden Campbell were traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B.J. Armstrong on March 10, 1999 . Jones was a mentor for Kobe Bryant during his time with the Lakers, as both had ties to the Philadelphia area, with Jones having attended Temple University and Bryant having attended Lower Merion High School near Philadelphia . Jones was missed by Laker fans following the trade, and the chants of "EDDIE, EDDIE!" were unmistakable during home games in seasons afterwards . Jones started in 30 games for the remainder of the season with the Hornets, who did not make the playoffs, but Jones placed second in the league in steals with 2.5 a game and made the All - Defensive team for the second straight year . </P> <P> Eddie's following campaign with the Hornets, 1999--2000, was his finest statistically, as he averaged 20.1 points, led the league in total steals (192) and steals per game (2.7) along with 4.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game . Jones was also voted to start at guard for the Eastern Conference in the 2000 NBA All - Star Game and scored 10 points in 21 minutes . The Hornets won 49 games and made the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Philadelphia 76ers in 4 games . At season's end, Jones was named to the All - NBA Third Team for the first time and was named to his third straight All - Defensive second team . </P>

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