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The '''1996 NBA Draft''' was held on June 26, 1996. It is considered one of the strongest drafts in NBA history with perennial All-Stars such as [[Allen Iverson]], [[Steve Nash]] and [[Kobe Bryant]] being selected. [[Ben Wallace]], who went undrafted, would go on to have a long career. The [[Philadelphia 76ers]] won the first pick via the draft lottery. The [[New York Knicks]] had three picks in the first round.
==First Round==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Team
! Player
! School
|-
| 1
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| [[Allen Iverson]]
| Georgetown
|-
| 2
| [[Toronto Raptors]]
| [[Marcus Camby]]
| Massachusetts
|-
| 3
| [[Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| [[Shareef Abdur-Rahim]]
| California
|-
| 4
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| [[Stephon Marbury]]
| Georgia Tech
|-
| 5
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| [[Ray Allen]]
| Connecticut
|-
| 6
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Antoine Walker]]
| Kentucky
|-
| 7
| [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| Lorenzen Wright
| Memphis
|-
| 8
| [[New Jersey Nets]]
| [[Kerry Kittles]]
| Villanova
|-
| 9
| [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| Samaki Walker
| Louisville
|-
| 10
| [[Indiana Pacers]]
| Erick Dampier
| Mississippi State
|-
| 11
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| Todd Fuller
| North Carolina State
|-
| 12
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| Vitaly Potapenko
| Wright State
|-
| 13
| [[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]]
| [[Kobe Bryant]]
| Lower Merion HS
|-
| 14
| [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[Peja Stojakovic]]
| Croatia
|-
| 15
| [[Phoenix Suns]]
| [[Steve Nash]]
| Santa Clara
|-
| 16
| [[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]]
| Tony Delk
| Kentucky
|-
| 17
| [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| [[Jermaine O'Neal]]
| Eau Claire HS
|-
| 18
| [[New York Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]]
| John Wallace
| Syracuse
|-
| 19
| [[New York Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]]
| Walter McCarty
| Kentucky
|-
| 20
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| [[Zydrunas Ilgauskas]]
| Lithuania
|-
| 21
| [[New York Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]]
| Dontae Jones
| Mississippi State
|-
| 22
| [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| Roy Rogers
| Alabama
|-
| 23
| [[Denver Nuggets]]
| Efthimi Rentzias
| Greece
|-
| 24
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| [[Derek Fisher]]
| Arkansas at Little Rock
|-
| 25
| [[Utah Jazz]]
| Martin Muursepp
| Estonia
|-
| 26
| [[Detroit Pistons]]
| Jerome Williams
| Georgetown
|-
| 27
| [[Orlando Magic]]
| Brian Evans
| Indiana
|-
| 28
| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| Priest Lauderdale
| Central State U
|-
| 29
| [[Chicago Bulls]]
| Travis Knight
| Connecticut
|}
==References==
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==External Link==
*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1996.html 1996 NBA Draft @ Basketball Reference]
[[Category: Basketball]]