1996 NBA draft explained
The 1996 NBA draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held on June 26, 1996 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and non-North American leagues. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors, they were not allowed to select first in this draft.[1] The team with the second-highest probability, the Philadelphia 76ers, won the lottery and obtained the first selection. The Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies were second and third, respectively. The Raptors won the first overall pick in 1996, but they had to give that up due to the expansion agreement with the league. [2]
It is widely considered to be one of the deepest and most talented NBA drafts in history, with one-third of the first-round picks later becoming NBA All-Stars. The draft class produced three players who won a combined four NBA MVP awards (Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash), seven other drafted players who became All-Stars (Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Ray Allen, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Stephon Marbury, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja Stojaković, Antoine Walker), and one undrafted All-Star (Ben Wallace), for a grand total of 11 All-Stars. Moreover, eight players from this draft class have been named to at least one All-NBA Team, the most among any draft. The draft class also produced three players who have been named to the NBA's all-defensive first team: Bryant, Marcus Camby, and Wallace. Camby won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2007, while Wallace earned the same award in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006. Five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher was also selected in the draft.
The 76ers selected two future Major League Baseball players, Mark Hendrickson and Ryan Minor, with their second-round picks.
Most experts rate it along with the 1984 NBA draft and 2003 NBA draft as one of the best drafts in history. Sports Illustrated named it the second-best, behind the 1984 draft, which included a draft class of Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Alvin Robertson, and John Stockton.[3]
Key
Draft selections
Notable undrafted players
The following are undrafted players of the 1996 NBA Draft but later played in the NBA.
Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[37]
Shareef Abdur-Rahim – F, California (freshman)- Ray Allen – G, Connecticut (junior)
- Marcus Camby – C, Massachusetts (junior)
- Erick Dampier – C, Mississippi State (junior)
- Randy Edney – C, Mount St. Mary's (junior)
- Eric Gingold – C, Williams (junior)
- LeMarcus Golden – G, Memphis (junior)
- Ronnie Henderson – G, LSU (junior)
- Allen Iverson – G, Georgetown (sophomore)
- Willie Jackson – F, Lawson CC (freshman)
- Dontae' Jones – F, Mississippi State (junior)
- Chris Kingsbury – G, Iowa (junior)
- Idris Lee – G, Mount Senario (junior)
- Randy Livingston – G, LSU (sophomore)
- Michael Lloyd – G, Auburn Montgomery (junior)
- Stephon Marbury – G, Georgia Tech (freshman)
Richard Matienzo – F, Miami Dade (freshman)- Dut Mayar Madut – C, Frank Phillips (freshman)
- Jeff McInnis – G, North Carolina (junior)
- Chris Nurse – F, Delaware State (junior)
- Jason Osborne – F, Louisville (junior)
- Jessie Pate – G, Arkansas (junior)
Vitaly Potapenko – F/C, Wright State (sophomore)- Darnell Robinson – F/C, Arkansas (junior)
- Greg Simpson – G, West Virginia (junior)
- Kevin Simpson – G, Dixie (sophomore)
- Antoine Walker – F, Kentucky (sophomore)
- Samaki Walker – F, Louisville (sophomore)
- Lorenzen Wright – F, Memphis (sophomore)
High school players
The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.
International players
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.
Other eligible players
See also
External links
- Web site: Official site . . 2013-12-13 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/19961026212833/http://www.nba.com/draft/ . October 26, 1996 . mdy .
- 1996 NBA Draft at Basketball-reference.com
Notes and References
- Web site: Year-by-Year Lottery Probabilities. Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. NBA. April 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724134422/http://www.nba.com/history/lottery_probabilities.html. July 24, 2008. dead.
- Web site: 2006-05-26 . Raptors To Pick First After Winning Lottery . 2008-06-03 . NBA.com.
- News: NBA's Best Draft Classes. Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. April 15, 2011. May 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110528111149/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0903/nba.best.draft.classes/content.2.html. dead.
- The Bucks traded the draft rights of Stephon Marbury to the Timberwolves for Ray Allen and a future first-round pick on June 26, 1996.
News: Ian . O'Connor . Marbury Learns Like A Pro . New York Daily News . 88 . June 27, 1996.
- The Mavericks traded the No. 6 pick and a future pick (#6 pick in 1997 NBA draft) to the Celtics for Eric Montross and a No. 9 pick on June 21, 1996.
News: Peter . May . Montross shipped to Dallas for the No. 6 pick . The Boston Globe . 67 . June 22, 1996.
- The Pacers traded No. 23 pick along with Mark Jackson and Ricky Pierce to the Nuggets for No. 10 pick along with Jalen Rose and Reggie Williams on June 13, 1996.
News: Greg . Boeck . Nuggets begin overhaul, make two trades . USA Today . 12C . June 14, 1996.
- The Magic traded No. 11 pick and Scott Skiles to the Bullets for No. 42 pick on July 29, 1994.
News: Bart . Hubbuch . Bullets make point, get Skiles . The Washington Times . C1 . July 30, 1994.
- The Bullets traded No. 11 pick along with Tom Gugliotta, No. 13 pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and No. 7 pick in the 2000 NBA draft to the Warriors for Chris Webber on November 17, 1994.
News: Sign Him, Trade Him: Webber Becomes Bullet . Clifton . Brown . The New York Times . November 18, 1994 . February 25, 2008 .
- The Cavaliers traded Mark Price to the Wizards(then Bullets) for No. 12 pick on September 27, 1995.
News: Frank . Hughes . Bullets on the Mark with Price ; Club trades No. 1 pick to Cavs; Wallace signs . The Washington Times . B1 . September 28, 1995.
- The Hornets traded the draft rights of Kobe Bryant to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac on July 1, 1996.
News: Joe . Macenka . Divac Agrees to Charlotte Trade . Associated Press . July 1, 1996.
- The Heat traded No. 16 pick along with Glen Rice, Khalid Reeves, and Matt Geiger for Alonzo Mourning, Pete Myers and LeRon Ellis on November 3, 1995.
News: David . Nielsen . Heat get Mourning from the Hornets . The Washington Times . D1 . November 4, 1995.
- The Pistons traded the No. 18 pick along with Dennis Rodman to the Spurs for the No. 26 pick along with Sean Elliott and David Wood on October 1, 1993.News: Alan L. . Adler . Sports News . Associated Press . October 2, 1993.
- The Spurs traded No. 18 pick along with J.R. Reid and Brad Lohaus to the Knicks for Charles Smith and Monty Williams on February 8, 1996.
News: Graig . Daniels . Spurs put boots to deal . . 43 . February 9, 1996.
- The Hawks traded No. 19 pick along with Kevin Willis to the Heat for No. 45 pick along with Steve Smith and Grant Long on November 7, 1994.News: Atlanta trades Willis to Heat . Financial Post . 53 . November 8, 1994.
- The Heat sent No. 19 pick and $1 million to the Knicks for a right to pursue hiring Pat Riley on September 1, 1995.
News: Knicks, Heat arrange deal in Riley case . Toronto Star . F8 . September 2, 1995.
- The Rockets traded No. 22 and No. 51 picks along with Pete Chilcutt, Tim Breaux and the No. 53 pick in the 1997 NBA draft to the Grizzlies for No. 30 and No. 42 picks along with No. 30 pick in the 1997 NBA Draft on June 19, 1996.
News: Bill . Harris . Grizzlies Deal For Another First-round Pick . The Toronto Sun . 115 . June 20, 1996.
- The Jazz traded the draft rights of Martin Müürsepp to the Heat for a future draft pick (#23 in 2000 NBA draft) on June 26, 1996.
News: Barry . Jackson . Riley Finds New Forward in Estonia . . June 27, 1996.
- The Hawks traded No. 45 and No. 47 picks to the Supersonics for No. 28 pick on June 25, 1996.
News: Hawks Regain First-Round Draft Pick in Sonics Trade . Associated Press . D1 . June 25, 1996.
- The Chicago Bulls renounced the draft rights to Travis Knight on July 12, 1996.
- The Raptors traded No. 32 pick along with No. 37 pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, Tony Massenburg and Ed Pinckney to the 76ers for Sharone Wright on February 22, 1996.
News: Raptors swing deal with Philly . . 64 . February 23, 1996.
- The Timberwolves traded No. 35 pick to the SuperSonics for Željko Rebrača on June 29, 1994.
News: Jim . Cour . The Associated Press report . Associated Press . June 30, 1994.
- The Nets traded No. 37 pick along with No. 31 pick in the 1991 NBA draft to the Kings for Mike McGee on October 31, 1988.
News: Nets Acquire Kings' McGee . The New York Times . D30 . November 1, 1988.
- The Kings traded No. 37 pick along with Šarūnas Marčiulionis to the Nuggets for Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf on June 13, 1996.
News: Michael . Farine . Nuggets trade Abdul-Rauf to Kings . The Washington Times . B3 . June 14, 1996.
- The Nuggets traded No. 39 pick to the Clippers for Winston Garland on June 26, 1991.
News: Clippers pull off two trades . . 3C . June 27, 1991.
- The Clippers traded No. 39 pick along with No. 41 pick in the 1997 NBA draft and Olden Polynice to the Pistons for William Bedford and draft rights to Don MacLean on June 24, 1992.
News: Knicks get Blackman in top NBA trade . The Washington Times . D3 . June 25, 1992.
- The Pistons traded No. 39 pick along with a No. 49 pick in the 1999 NBA draft to the Suns for Mark West on August 1, 1994.
News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL . The New York Times . B8 . August 2, 1994.
- The Magic traded No. 42 pick along with Kenny Gattison to the Grizzlies for Jeff Turner on February 22, 1996.
News: Gattison, Turner Swapped . Associated Press . February 22, 1996.
- The Pistons traded No. 48 pick to the 76ers for Eric Leckner on July 25, 1994.
News: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . B12 . July 26, 1994.
- The Cavaliers traded No. 50 pick to the Rockets for Keith Hughes on June 26, 1991.
News: PICKS BY TEAM . The Washington Post . B6 . June 27, 1991.
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- The Lakers traded No. 53 pick along with No. 37 pick in the 1994 NBA draft and No. 50 pick in the 1995 NBA draft to the SuperSonics for Sedale Threatt on October 2, 1991.
News: Lakers Get Threatt From Seattle . The New York Times . B10 . October 3, 1991.
- The SuperSonics traded No. 53 pick along with Eurelijus Žukauskas to the Bucks for Eric Snow on June 28, 1995.
News: Wednesday's Sports Transactions . Associated Press . June 29, 1995.
- The Hornets traded J.R. Reid to the Spurs for Sidney Green, a 1993 first-round pick (#20 overall), and a 1996 second-round pick (#55 overall) on December 9, 1992.
Web site: 2007–08 Media Guide: All-time Transactions . New Orleans Hornets . NBA . 129 . April 11, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081225104708/http://www.nba.com/media/hornets/0708mediaguide_Team%20History.pdf . December 25, 2008 .
- The Hornets traded a 1996 second-round pick (#55 overall), and a 1997 second-round pick (#48 overall) to the Wizards for Michael Adams on August 2, 1994.
Web site: Predrag Drobnjak . basketball-reference.com. April 11, 2011.
- The Magic traded No. 56 pick to the Cavaliers for Steve Kerr on December 3, 1992.
News: PEOPLE TRANSACTIONS . . C4 . December 4, 1992.
- The Mavericks traded Rodney McCray in a 3-team trade with the Bulls and the Warriors for a No. 19 pick in the 1994 draft, No. 58 pick in the 1996 draft on September 18, 1992.
Web site: Byron Houston . basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2011.
- Web site: 1996 Underclassmen . The Draft Review . August 4, 2007 . December 15, 2022.
- Web site: Priest Lauderdale . The Draft Review . June 3, 2007 . December 15, 2022.
Peja Stojaković – F, PAOK (Greece)