1996 NBA Draft
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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
| # | 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 |
References