1996 NBA Draft

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

#	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	Charlotte Hornets	Kobe Bryant	Lower Merion HS
14	Sacramento Kings	Peja Stojakovic	Croatia
15	Phoenix Suns	Steve Nash	Santa Clara
16	Charlotte Hornets	Tony Delk	Kentucky
17	Portland Trail Blazers	Jermaine O'Neal	Eau Claire HS
18	New York Knickerbockers	John Wallace	Syracuse
19	New York Knickerbockers	Walter McCarty	Kentucky
20	Cleveland Cavaliers	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	Lithuania
21	New York Knickerbockers	Dontae Jones	Mississippi State
22	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

External Link

• 1996 NBA Draft @ Basketball Reference