Thirty years ago, the NBA welcomed one of the most celebrated draft classes in league history. The legendary Draft class, with 5 Hall of Famers and 11 NBA champions, set the foundation for a new era of basketball. The 1996 NBA Draft featured Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Ben Wallace, and more.
Relive the complete first round of the 1996 NBA Draft and revisit a night that helped shape the league for years to come.
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Imagine if Kobe was a hornet insane!! It was destiny to be a Laker.
This draft is deep
@NotYourAverageFlight
Wtf is Todd Fuller and the dude drafted after him?
The deepest draft in nba history i remember watching ready or not the documentary about this draft and not being able to hear kobe talk
Rip to Lorenzen Wright and Kobe bryant.
This was a great draft class!!!
I was ten in 96! Great legends 🙏🏀
Was that Ernie at the beginning?
WoW I didn't remember that Peja was one pick after Kobe, for me if not the best, the most talented.
I was born this year
Most of the 2000s legends came from this draft
Arguably the greatest draft class in NBA history
Stack with 🐐s 🏀 best era got started, Bulls dominating 🏆s
The draft on TNT! 😢
GRETTINGS FROM LIMA PERU 🇵🇪
2. Camby 💩
R.I.P Kobe Bryant 🐍💜💛 Black Mamba
It’s crazy cause not only was this the best draft class, but 2003 draft was also the most talked about as well cause of Bron
Can you please make a 2003 and 2011 version of this? 😊
Mukhang lalaki lahat ng nanay nila 😅
You can build three entirely different all-time great teams from the players in the ‘1996 draft.
Team A
PG: Derek Fisher
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Peja Stojakovic
PF: Jermaine O’Neal
C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas
6th: Tony Delk
Team B
PG: Steve Nash
SG: Kerry Kittles
SF: Antoine Walker
PF: Ben Wallace
C: Marcus Camby
6th: Malik Rose
Team C
PG: Stephon Marbury
SG: Allen Iverson
SF: Ray Allen
PF: Shareef Abdur-Rahim
C: Erick Dampier
6th: Chucky Atkins
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Goated draft class no doubt
Such a deep draft that Ben Wallace went undrafted
Great videos
I remember this draft like it was yesterday. Damm I'm old now 😅
To say that the hornets gave up Kobe for vlade and I understand the draft is hard but that’s an all time fumble. Also it’s an all time what if and the what if would be what if Kobe Bryant was drafted to the hornets
LEGENDS 🐐🐐🐐
This 2026 NBA draft class is gonna be an all time draft and in 30 years the NBA is gonna do the same thing they did for the 1996 NBA draft
That Ben Wallace went in drafted and Kobe and Steve Nash going outside of the top 10 is crazy to think now
All time draft class right here
Kobe 😢
Kobe!
and to think Ben Wallace went undrafted💀
GOOD ONE
Ratio✌️
Best Draft
Nice
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