1996 NBA Draft
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The 1996 NBA Draft was the 54th draft in the National Basketball Association. It was held on June 26, 1996 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It is widely considered to be one of the deepest and most talented NBA drafts in history, with over one-third of the first round picks later becoming NBA All-Stars. The draft contained three players currently lauded as future Hall of Famers in Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson and Steve Nash. Other notable All-Stars include Ray Allen, Jermaine O'Neal, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Antoine Walker, Stephon Marbury and Predrag Stojaković.
Chicago Bulls center and four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year All-Star Ben Wallace was not selected in the 1996 draft.
SLAM Magazine named this the best NBA Draft of all time. HOOP Magazine named it the second-best, behind the 1984 draft, whose highlights included Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton (who together would form a better starting team than the 1996 draft, which would have great guards sitting on the bench). Most experts rate it along with the 1984 NBA Draft and 2003 NBA Draft as one of the best drafts in history.
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[edit] Round one
| = All-Star |
[edit] Round two
[edit] Notable undrafted players
The following are the players who went undrafted, yet they played in the NBA.
| Player | School/Club Team |
|---|---|
| Chucky Atkins (PG) | South Florida |
| Adrian Griffin (SG/SF) | Seton Hall |
| Darvin Ham (F) | Texas Tech |
| Erick Strickland (SG) | Nebraska |
| Ben Wallace (C) | Virginia Union |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Bucks traded the draft rights of Stephon Marbury to the Timberwolves for Ray Allen and a future first-round pick on June 26, 1996.
O'Connor, Ian. "Marbury Learns Like A Pro", New York Daily News, June 27, 1996, p. 88. Retrieved on 2007-12-29. - ^ a b The Mavericks traded #6 pick and a future pick (#6 pick in 1997 NBA Draft) to the Celtics for Eric Montross and a #9 pick on June 21, 1996.
May, Peter. "Montross shipped to Dallas for the No. 6 pick", The Boston Globe, June 22, 1996, p. 67. Retrieved on 2007-12-29. - ^ a b The Pacers traded #23 pick along with Mark Jackson and Ricky Pierce to the Nuggets for #10 pick along with Jalen Rose and Reggie Williams on June 13, 1996.
Boeck, Greg. "Nuggets begin overhaul, make two trades", USA Today, June 14, 1996, p. 12C. Retrieved on 2007-12-30. - ^ The Cavaliers traded Mark Price to the Wizards(then Bullets) for #12 pick on September 27, 1995.
Hughes, Frank. "Bullets on the Mark with Price ; Club trades No. 1 pick to Cavs; Wallace signs", The Washington Times, September 28, 1995, p. B1. Retrieved on 2007-12-30. - ^ The Hornets traded the draft rights of Kobe Bryant to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac on July 1, 1996.
Macenka, Joe. "Divac Agrees to Charlotte Trade", Associated Press, July 1, 1996. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. - ^ The Jazz traded the draft rights of Martin Müürsepp to the Heat for a future draft pick (#23 in 2000 NBA Draft) on June 26, 1996.
Jackson, Barry. "Riley Finds New Forward in Estonia", The Miami Herald, June 27, 1996. Retrieved on 2007-12-30. - ^ a b c The Hawks traded #45 and #47 picks to the Supersonics for #28 pick on June 25, 1996.
"Hawks Regain First-Round Draft Pick in Sonics Trade", Associated Press, June 25, 1996. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
| Preceded by: 1995 NBA Draft | NBA Draft | Followed by: 1997 NBA Draft |
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