This book is great if you would like to know all the ins and outs of Kobe's shoe deals, but not so much if you were interested in Kobe's basketball career.
The old white guys like shoe execs and front office staff take center stage while we get 2nd and 3rd hand accounts of what actually happened on the court and what was going on with the players.
You will learn about as much from reading wikipedia articles about whatever season you were interested to learn about. Don't waste your time with this book.