1996 NBA Draft

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1996 NBA Draft - 26 June 1996 - East Rutherford, New Jersey

Preceded by:
1995 NBA Draft

NBA Draft

Followed by:
1997 NBA Draft

Known as 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. Combined, the first round selections from this draft pool have:

3 NBA MVP Awards (Steve Nash 2, Allen Iverson 1)
9 All-NBA First Team Selections (Kobe Bryant 4, Iverson 3, Nash 2)
41 All-Star appearances (Bryant 8, Iverson 7, Ray Allen 6, Jermaine O'Neal 5, Nash 4, Antoine Walker 3, Peja Stojakovic 3, Stephon Marbury 2, Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1).

[edit] Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Allen Iverson (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Georgetown
2	Marcus Camby (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Toronto Raptors	UMass
3	Shareef Abdur-Rahim (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Vancouver Grizzlies	California
4	Stephon Marbury (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Minnesota for the rights to Ray Allen and a future first-round pick)	Georgia Tech
5	Ray Allen (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Minnesota Timberwolves (traded, along with a future first-round pick, to Milwaukee for the rights to Stephon Marbury)	UConn
6	Antoine Walker (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Boston Celtics (from Dallas)	Kentucky
7	Lorenzen Wright (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Memphis
8	Kerry Kittles (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New Jersey Nets	Villanova
9	Samaki Walker (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Dallas Mavericks (from Boston)	Louisville
10	Erick Dampier (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Indiana Pacers (from Denver)	Mississippi State
11	Todd Fuller (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Golden State Warriors	NC State
12	Vitaly Potapenko (C)	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	Cleveland Cavaliers (from Washington)	Wright State
13	Kobe Bryant (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Charlotte Hornets (traded to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac)	Lower Merion HS (Lower Merion, PA)
14	Predrag Stojaković (SF)	Yugoslavia	Sacramento Kings	PAOK (Greece)
15	Steve Nash (PG)	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	Phoenix Suns	Santa Clara
16	Tony Delk (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Charlotte Hornets (from Miami)	Kentucky
17	Jermaine O'Neal (F/C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Eau Claire HS (Columbia, SC)
18	John Wallace (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks (from Detroit)	Syracuse
19	Walter McCarty (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks (from Atlanta Hawks)	Kentucky
20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C)	Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atletas (Lithuania)
21	Dontae' Jones (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks	Mississippi State
22	Roy Rogers (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Vancouver Grizzlies (from Houston)	Alabama
23	Efthimios Rentzias (C)	Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	Denver Nuggets (from Indiana)	PAOK (Greece)
24	Derek Fisher (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Arkansas-Little Rock
25	Martin Müürsepp (PF)	Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia	Utah Jazz (traded to Miami for a future first-round pick)	Kalev Tallinn (Estonia)
26	Jerome Williams (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)	Georgetown
27	Brian Evans	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Orlando Magic	Indiana
28	Priest Lauderdale (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Atlanta Hawks (from Seattle)	Peristeri (Greece)
29	Travis Knight (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Chicago Bulls	UConn

[edit] Round 2

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
30	Othella Harrington (PF/C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Houston Rockets	Georgetown
31	Mark Hendrickson (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington State
32	Ryan Minor (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Oklahoma
33	Moochie Norris (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks	West Florida
34	Shawn Harvey (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Dallas Mavericks	West Virginia State
35	Joseph Blair (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Arizona
36	Doron Sheffer (SG)	Image:Flag of Israel (bordered).svg Israel	Los Angeles Clippers	UConn
37	Jeff McInnis (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Denver Nuggets	North Carolina
38	Steve Hamer (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Boston Celtics	Tennessee
39	Russ Millard (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Phoenix Suns	Iowa
40	Marcus Mann (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Golden State Warriors	Mississippi Valley State
41	Jason Sasser (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Sacramento Kings	Texas Tech
42	Randy Livingston (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Houston Rockets	LSU
43	Ben Davis (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Phoenix Suns	Arizona
44	Malik Rose (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Charlotte Hornets	Drexel
45	Joe Vogel (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Colorado State
46	Marcus Brown (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Murray State
47	Ron Riley (SG/SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Arizona State
48	Jamie Feick (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Michigan State
49	Amal McCaskill (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Orlando Magic	Marquette
50	Terrell Bell (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Houston Rockets	Georgia
51	Chris Robinson (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Vancouver Grizzlies	Western Kentucky
52	Mark Pope (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Indiana Pacers	Kentucky
53	Jeff Nordgaard (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Wisconsin-Green Bay
54	Shandon Anderson (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Utah Jazz	Georgia
55	Ronnie Henderson (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Washington Bullets	LSU
56	Reggie Geary (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Arizona
57	Drew Barry (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Georgia Tech
58	Darnell Robinson (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Dallas Mavericks	Arkansas