Yahoo Sports 1996 NBA re-draft: The way it should have been
The 1996 draft class is often mentioned as one of the best in NBA history – and rightfully so. Its draftees combined for four MVP awards (two for Steve Nash, one apiece for Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson), 42 All-NBA selections and a whopping 68 All-Star appearances.
No. 1 pick: Kobe Byrant
Actual position: No. 13
Career earnings: $328,237,108
Career stats: 25.0 ppg 5.2 rpg, 4.7 apg, 44.7 FG%, 32.9 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 2 pick: Steve Nash
Actual position: No. 15
Career earnings: $146,936,620
Career stats: 14.3 ppg, 8.5 apg, 3.0 rpg, 49.0 FG%, 42.8 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 3 pick: Allen Iverson
Actual position: No. 1
Career earnings: $145,494,445
Career stats: 26.7 ppg, 6.2 apg, 3.7 apg, 42.5 FG%, 31.3 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 4 pick: Ray Allen
Actual position: No. 5
Career earnings: $184,356,410
Career stats: 18.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.4 apg, 45.2 FG%, 40.0 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 5 pick: Jermaine O'Neal
Actual position: No. 17
Career earnings: $168,794,021
Career stats: 13.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 46.7 FG%, 14.7 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 6 pick: Ben Wallace
Actual position: Undrafted
Career earnings: $87,800,795
Career stats: 5.7 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.0 bpg, 47.4 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 7 pick: Stephon Marbury
Actual position: No. 4
Career earnings: $151,115,945
Career stats: 19.3 ppg, 7.6 apg, 3.0 apg, 43.3 FG%, 32.5 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 8 pick: Predrag Stojakovic
Actual position: No. 14
Career earnings: $97,956,720
Career stats: 17.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 40.1 FG%, 40.1 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 9 pick: Antoine Walker
Actual position: No. 6
Career earnings: $108,142,015
Career stats: 17.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.5 apg, 41.4 FG%, 32.5 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 10 pick: Marcus Camby
Actual position: No. 2
Career earnings: $135,352,849
Career stats: 9.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 2.4 bpg, 46.6 FG%, 20.5 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 11 pick: Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Actual position: No. 3
Career earnings: $101,221,760
Career stats: 18.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 47.2 FG%, 29.7 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 12 pick: Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Actual position: No. 20
Career earnings: $125,423,723
Career stats: 13.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 47.6 FG%, 31.0 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 13 pick: Kerry Kittles
Actual position: No. 8
Career earnings: $55,580,373
Career stats: 14.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 43.9 FG%, 37.8 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 14 pick: Derek Fisher
Actual position: No. 24
Career earnings: $64,160,721
Career stats: 8.3 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.1 rpg, 39.9 FG%, 37.4 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 15 pick: Erick Dampier
Actual position: No. 10
Career earnings: $97,963,871
Career stats: 7.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 49.8 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 16 pick: Tony Delk
Actual position: No. 16
Career earnings: $19,911,680
Career stats: 9.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 40.8 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 17 pick: Lorenzen Wright
Actual position: No. 7
Career earnings: $55,216,995
Career stats: 8.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 45.9 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 18 pick: Malik Rose
Actual position: No. 44
Career earnings: $51,088,897
Career stats: 6.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.8 apg, 43.7 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 19 pick: Chucky Atkins
Actual position: Undrafted
Career earnings: $34,191,455
Career stats: 9.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 1.7 rp, 41.2 FG%, 36.4 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 20 pick: Jerome Williams
Actual position: No. 26
Career earnings: $51,077,543
Career stats: 6.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 50.2 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 21 pick: Jeff McInnis
Actual position: No. 37
Career earnings: $51,077,543
Career stats: 6.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 50.2 FG%, 32.8 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 22 pick: Othella Harrington
Actual position: No. 30
Career earnings: $24,175,200
Career stats: 7.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.4 bpg, 50.5 FG%
Career Salary Info
No. 23 pick: Shandon Anderson
Actual position: No. 54
Career earnings: $49,573,425
Career stats: 7.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 45.7 FG%, 31.6 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 24 pick: Walter McCarty
Actual position: No. 19
Career earnings: $15,217,495
Career stats: 5.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 39.2 FG%, 34.6 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 25 pick: Adrian Griffin
Actual position: Undrafted
Career earnings: $9,255,728
Career stats: 4.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 43.8 FG%, 27.8 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 26 pick: Vitaly Potapenko
Actual position: No. 12
Career earnings: $40,637,644
Career stats: 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.3 bpg, 47.9 FG%, 16.7 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 27 pick: Moochie Norris
Actual position: No. 33
Career earnings: $19,173,500
Career stats: 5.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.8 apg, 40.1 FG%, 28.6 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 28 pick: Samaki Walker
Actual position: No. 9
Career earnings: $15,974,856
Career stats: 5.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.7 bpg, 46.2 FG%, 11.1 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 29 pick: Erick Strickland
Actual position: Undrafted
Career earnings: $13,089,850
Career stats: 7.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 39.2 FG%, 35.1 3P%
Career Salary Info
No. 30 pick: Marcus Brown
Actual position: No. 46
Career earnings: $1,263,294
Career stats: Career stats: 3.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.9 apg, 38.1 FG%, 33.3 3P%
Career Salary Info
Biggest risers
Ben Wallace: From undrafted to No. 6
Chucky Atkins: From undrafted to No. 19
Adrian Griffin: From undrafted to No. 25
Erick Strickland: From undrafted to No. 29
Shandon Anderson: From No. 54 to No. 23 (+31)
Malik Rose: From No. 44 to No. 18 (+26)
Jeff McInnis: From No. 37 to No. 21 (+16)
Marcus Brown: From No. 46 to No. 30 (+16)
Steve Nash: From No. 15 to No. 2 (+13)
Kobe Bryant: From No. 13 to No. 1 (+12)
Jermaine O’Neal: From No. 17 to No. 5 (+12)
Highest picks not listed
Todd Fuller: No. 11
John Wallace: No. 18
Dontae Jones: No. 21
Roy Rogers: No. 22
Efthimios Rentzias: No. 23
Martin Muursepp: No. 25
[listicle id=2070107]
[listicle id=2055763]
[listicle id=1983335]
[listicle id=1975128]
[listicle id=1966504]
[listicle id=1950442]
[listicle id=1947963]
[listicle id=1942229]
[listicle id=1934887]
[listicle id=1927284]
[listicle id=1917951]
[listicle id=1914685]
[listicle id=1905912]
[listicle id=1880261]
[listicle id=1408781]
[listicle id=1868180]
