Sunday, July 19, 2015

The 1996 NBA Draft

Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Stephon Marbury, Marcus Camby... those are big names. Big stars no doubt. Great talents. Hall of Famers for sure.


Here's the complete list via NBA.com:
http://www.nba.com/history/draft/1996-draft/index.html

Also here's a clip of the first 20 players in the draft. It was held on June 26, 1996 in East Rutherford, New Jersey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYX0MJ-Rnqs


The 1996 NBA draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 

Allen Iverson, a sophomore from Georgetown, was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.


The draft class produced three players who won NBA MVP awards (Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash), seven other drafted players who became All-Stars (Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Ray Allen, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Stephon Marbury, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja Stojaković, Antoine Walker), and one undrafted All-Star (Ben Wallace), for a grand total of 11 All-Stars. Moreover, eight players from this draft class have been named to at least one All-NBA Team, the most among any draft. The draft class also produced 3 players who have been named to the NBA's all-defensive first team: Bryant, Marcus Camby, and Wallace. Camby won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2007, while Wallace earned the same award in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006.
Most experts rate it along with the 1984 NBA draft and 2003 NBA draft as one of the best drafts in history. Sports Illustrated named it the second-best, behind the 1984 draft, whose highlights included Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton.