Kobe is easily top 10 IMO. As much as people want to say hes overrated, when it comes down to it hes vastly underrated.
I'd rank MJ, LeBron, Kareem, Magic, Duncan, Wilt, and Bird ahead of him for sure. After that it's debatable among players like Russell, Shaq, Hakeem and soon guys like KD and Steph will be in the picture. Kobe has a case for top 10 but it's far from "easily"