NBA players have to be ranked in Tiers. Kobe is a 2nd Tier player.
GOAT Tier: MJ, Kareem, LeBron
1st Tier: Shaq, Russel, Wilt, Hakeem, Bird, Duncan, Durant, Magic
2nd Tier: Kobe, Nash, Dirk, Wade, Curry, Robertson, Garnett, Pippen, Barkley, Malone, etc
Kobe by himself isn't doing what Duncan did. Or Hakeem did. He isn't taking a team from drafting top 3 to 60+ wins the next year (his ROOKIE year) like Bird did. He isn't causing the league to allow Zone defenses like Shaq did. He isn't completely and utterly unguardable like Durant. And he isnt changing the history of the game ala Wilt/Russel.
Kobe aint no 2nd tier....
Comfortably in the first tier.