3 of probably my most favorite players of all time got picked simultaneously. Kobe Bryant, my favorite player of all time period. Rest in Peace Mamba. Peja Stojakovic, the reason why I started shooting 3 pointers (thank you Dirk for winning this man a ring). Steve Nash, my favorite point guard of all time, and the only NBA player that I personally requested my aunt and uncle to buy me a jersey of.
Nash's little draft speech struck me as very well put together, s/o to this great player picked at only 15th, like Kawhi Leonard. One has two MVPs, while the other has two Finals MVPs, quite interesting..
What great about this 96 nba draft class was not only the name of Ai, Kobe Bryant, steve nash from 1st round to second round but because even the undrafted player like ben walllace is still great 👍 until to last draft....
I think it's the era of basketball. This era appreciated bigs and guards did their thing and forwards did their thing. This newer era is like shoot 3s or else even when it comes to bigs.
Was thinking the same thing. Lot of these guys played for a long time. Rather they were super stars or role players. Forgot Big Z was in this draft. Still sick he couldn't get a ring with LeBron
@@karltee7862 Steph Curry is an all-time great, but he ruined the league by making everyone think they're a sharpshooter. Just take a look at these playoffs and how mediocre every supposed shooter has looked.
@@newthrash1221 both went to conference finals as best player on their team. but ray has championships and was the best shooter of all time before wardell
@@youngbae5187 thats different because they actually had the skill sets for it. (Minus Giannis) but Camby did not have the skill set at all. He played around the basket his whole career and was a good rim protector either way.
@@wondermcthunder8835 at that time, the skill level is lower, so it's totally undrstandble that he plays abit of SF, but his main position was PF. For example, Oscar Robertson was a prolific PG during his time, but his handles were suspect. Compared to now, where Steph does all the fancy shit, Oscar's handles probably wouldn't even suffice as a Center now. even Boogie has a better handles than him, doesn't make it surprising Oscar was a PG.
Could you think if the timberwolves would have kept ray allen with Kevin Garnett they would have been like shaq and Kobe they would have atleast won two titles
Knicks fans were cheering after the Trailblazers took Jermain O'Neal and started chanting "WE WANT WALLACE", they took him and was traded after a year. They had 3 out of 4 picks and did nothing with them, yikes.
@@bobansburner3225 in the final comment when he mentioned bdgm/dbms or something I looked it up, it's some depressing black midi metal music something. Which is such a creepy genre from the sound of it. I don't know whether he was trolling, seeking attention or actually going through something. Hope it's not a kid tbh
Kobe 13th, Peja 14th and Nash at 15th is a legendary mid 1st round picks.
Kobe was 13th pick and ended up top 5 all time. And even in his interview you can feel that mamba mentality. RIP Kobe...
He was snubbed by his Hometown team.
Top 7
He was 17 yrs old...
Kobe Even Predicted Being 40 Years Old That's Nuts
@@jonathanwashington9199 Top 3
arguably the best NBA Draft of all time
Theres nothing to argue about
Worst*
2003 up there too
edit: forgot about 84 also
@@karlbeast4335 🧢
@@APreactsMetal Don't forget about 2018 also!
Kobe, AI, Steve Nash, Derrick Fisher, Marcus Camby. That 96 draft was the best draft in NBA History. So many all stars and great players.
Stojakovic too!
Derrick fisher was never an all star. And most people don’t know who marcus camby even is.
@@newthrash1221
That's their problem. He had a pretty good career. Not the best but he was solid. Great defender
Ray Allen was there a top 10 Shooting Guard of all time
Ben Wallace
Jermaine O Neal
Stephon Marbury
Man that Kobe and Craig Sager interview...RIP.
3 of probably my most favorite players of all time got picked simultaneously. Kobe Bryant, my favorite player of all time period. Rest in Peace Mamba. Peja Stojakovic, the reason why I started shooting 3 pointers (thank you Dirk for winning this man a ring). Steve Nash, my favorite point guard of all time, and the only NBA player that I personally requested my aunt and uncle to buy me a jersey of.
1984, 2003, and 1996 were amazing draft classes
And 1999
and 2009
2023 now
@@jrexx2841 2023 was mid
@@saberrainey1263 only time will tell 🤷
ray allen hasn't aged a day
Ray Allen sucks
@@karlbeast4335 you hate the guy who make Banner 17 lol
@@NotWanz He a snake, he left us and went to the trash heat
@@karlbeast4335 after bringing "yall" (bandwagons) A ring... Can't make this shit up..
@@karlbeast4335 oh ok lol
The old guys were solid. You can feel the passion.
Nash's little draft speech struck me as very well put together, s/o to this great player picked at only 15th, like Kawhi Leonard. One has two MVPs, while the other has two Finals MVPs, quite interesting..
Hornets: I don’t care about young players
Kobe: Are you sure about that
RIP Hornets Fans
They are always trash anyway, no surprise
The Hornets with the biggest mistake of their history lmao
they didnt take him cuz he didnt look like he would be a star. but yet they still traded a young player for vlade divac
@@bobansburner3225 it makes since y he traded him but it’s still the biggest mistake of their history
@@ingramth24 yeah
He wasn't going to play for them, him and his agent wanted to get him to the Lakers.
Divac disagrees
The best NBA draft ever.
2003
@@destroyerguy5318 nah. 96 is better.
@Paul George no 1789
1984 is the best ever
Nah I think 2003
RIP David Kobe and Lorenzo!
Fuck david
Craig Sager?
RIP trash Hornets 🗑️
❤
KOBE AND STEVE NASH SNUBBED🤣
Facts
wow
What great about this 96 nba draft class was not only the name of Ai, Kobe Bryant, steve nash from 1st round to second round but because even the undrafted player like ben walllace is still great 👍 until to last draft....
Unlike with the most recent drafts, most guys here had at the very least a long tenure in the NBA.
I think it's the era of basketball. This era appreciated bigs and guards did their thing and forwards did their thing.
This newer era is like shoot 3s or else even when it comes to bigs.
Was thinking the same thing. Lot of these guys played for a long time. Rather they were super stars or role players. Forgot Big Z was in this draft. Still sick he couldn't get a ring with LeBron
@@karltee7862 Steph Curry is an all-time great, but he ruined the league by making everyone think they're a sharpshooter. Just take a look at these playoffs and how mediocre every supposed shooter has looked.
Everyone slept on Jerome junkyard Williams...Raptors appreciated him.
He was a beast low key.
He reminded me of Jerome Kersey and PJ Tucker
@@TikkiEXX He was a funny guy too. Great content.
The 2018 draft might soon challenge this one as the best ever, but still, what an amazing lineup of talent this was.
Marcus Camby 2nd pick, haven't heard that in a while.
BEST DRAFT EVER CHANGE MY MIND
Brandon what about your draft class
Yes I agree…superstar draft class
1984 Hakeem, MJ, Charles Barkley and John Stockton
Who else
This class got like 10 plus hall of famers
Kobe faced Allen and Iverson in finals
Rip Kobe
After this draft we are able to witness a decade battle between Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, and Ray Allen.
Damn it's hard to imagine that kobe and nash are not even in the top 10 overall but create a great basketball career!
Jimmy butler was 30
The deepest draft in NBA history
Deeper than 03?
2003
Trash draft lol Tatum's draft class better
@@karlbeast4335 wtf
@@josh_7569 2003 overrated as shyt. Lol. Only the Top 5 picks are good. This draft has great players even in 2nd round and undraftees (Ben wallace).
Nobody:
Iverson: it would be crazy to think i would come in and take all the shots
'Can anybody guard you solo?'
'I hope not'
Proceeds to cross the GOAT MJ up.
For anyone wondering why MJ bought the Hornets
This Draft class was loaded from top to bottom💯 even better than the 84 draft
#1-Kobe
#2-AI
#3- Steve Nash
Ray Allen is better than Nash
@@eternalselph was
#4 - Ray Allen
@@eternalselph
No he’s not. I’m taking a prime steve nash over prime ray allen any day of the year.
@@newthrash1221 both went to conference finals as best player on their team. but ray has championships and was the best shooter of all time before wardell
People were thinking Camby would be a SF? Wtf lol
It was the 90s man.
KG and Nowitzki started as SF too. Kd was a SG for Seattle Supersonics and Giannis also started as a SG.
@@youngbae5187 thats different because they actually had the skill sets for it. (Minus Giannis) but Camby did not have the skill set at all. He played around the basket his whole career and was a good rim protector either way.
@@wondermcthunder8835 at that time, the skill level is lower, so it's totally undrstandble that he plays abit of SF, but his main position was PF. For example, Oscar Robertson was a prolific PG during his time, but his handles were suspect. Compared to now, where Steph does all the fancy shit, Oscar's handles probably wouldn't even suffice as a Center now. even Boogie has a better handles than him, doesn't make it surprising Oscar was a PG.
Nobody thought that bs
1996 has some heavy hitters
Re-do:
1. Kobe
2. Answer
3. Nash
4. Allen
5. Marbury
I was 11 years old, I remember this draft like it was only 8 years ago
Are you 19 by any chance?
@@SunsJoel no technically he’s either 36 or 37, he just remembered his thoughts on that day
@@SunsJoel How can a person be 19 if they viewed it? This was over 20 years ago.
I’m 36 but great math
@@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177 thanks
You change history, nothing would be the same..
imagine if allen was never traded from the wolves bro, early KG and ray
Crazy that Iverson was highlighted as two time east DOPY as a guard
Kobe, Nash, Iverson, Allen, Fisher and Ben Wallace.
4:55 first bust of the draft
My Toronto Raptors were the second pick and u mean to tell me Kobe was in this draft omg 🤦♂️
Kobe making it when he was in high school was ureal.. The goat🐐
Kobeeeeee 💛💜💛💜💛💜
I MISS YOU KOBE
This is crazy how good they all became
R.I.P KOBE🙏🏽
This was the best draft class ever
12:51 the greatest last 1st round overall pick of all time (It’s Travis Knight)
Can’t believe there were 12 men before he was picked
*Shareef Abdur-Rahim would be an NBA MVP today!!*
as a bucks fan, this draft hurt a lot
Try being a hornets fan.
Wym? Y’all ended up with Ray Allen aka Shuttlesworth 🔥
Could you think if the timberwolves would have kept ray allen with Kevin Garnett they would have been like shaq and Kobe they would have atleast won two titles
7:44 Kobe’s mom looks like a grown up Gigi.
Jerry West really is a genus.
This draft produced a lot of good players but only three champions Kobe Derek Fisher and Ray Allen!!
Ben Wallace and antwone walker also Champs I think I spelled his name wrong tho
Ben Wallace was in this draft class but went undrafted
Are you telling me raptors picked camby over Kobe , Nash, rahim , peja ugh
And starbury god damn
25 years ago NBA Draft Classes
Greatest draft ever across all sports
Damn Kobe wasn’t picked out of the first 5 of round 1…i know they mad lol
5:08 RIP❤
My heros from the past❤
Kobe was 13th this man is the definition of hard work
Stoyakovitch part of the great sacramento team
Kobe! Nash! Peja! 💙
Kobe didn't win any titles without D. Fish. Great draft year for the Lakers. Freaking Jerry West hoodwinked the Hornets.
Wow the Raptors really missed on that one
If any team ever had 2-4 first round picks… this was the year… 😂
8:04 I thought that was Ernie for a second 😅
Legendary draft! 12 teams did not want Kobe Bryant!
the best draft classes is 1984, 1996, and 2009
Rip, Mamba!!
Rip Lorenzen😔
Rest in peace kobe
RIP KOBE BRYANT
that shadow sports specialties hats ❤️
Knicks fans were cheering after the Trailblazers took Jermain O'Neal and started chanting "WE WANT WALLACE", they took him and was traded after a year. They had 3 out of 4 picks and did nothing with them, yikes.
My Own Best Nba Draft Picks of All Time is 1992 1996 2003 2018 2019
7:48 RIP Kobe,
Rip Kobe and lorenzen
5 HOF players from this class including undrafted Ben Wallace.
Philly should have took Kobe but AI wasn’t a bad pick either lol
Best caps 🧢 ever
Mamba my🐐forever ❤
Legendary class
Did anyone else see that weird comment chain which was just deleted?
Creeped the hell out of me!
you talking about the dude who said AI was his favorite player
@@bobansburner3225 yea did u see the rant he went on afterwards?
@@bobansburner3225 in the final comment when he mentioned bdgm/dbms or something I looked it up, it's some depressing black midi metal music something. Which is such a creepy genre from the sound of it. I don't know whether he was trolling, seeking attention or actually going through something. Hope it's not a kid tbh
@@tp8615 i hope he was trolling and i think he just wanted attention
@@tp8615 he was acting odd and thought about h@rming his self
Here for Kobe.
From 6-13th pick- and the Kobe.. poor GMs😁
ben wallace undrafted lmao
R.I.P Kobe
And Ben Wallace went undrafted !!
If Kobe played his whole career with the Charlotte Hornets does anyone think he would have won a title or multiple titles?
Smh Cleveland could've drafted kobe
Thank fuck they didn’t. They would have never been able to develop or build around him with their dumb ass front office.
@@newthrash1221 cant even lie they draft history is terrible i bet i can find a star in every draft that they skipped
@@ball_is_wife you never know especially if they had an off year and was able to win the draft lottery
@@ball_is_wife like you said the what ifs
GOD GIVE US BACK KOBE BRYANT AND WILL GIVE U STEVE BALL !!!!
Gat damn ..best draft ever
Young Steve Nash lookin like Mac Miller
Predrag Stojakovic Carry before Carry
Bruh 2003 is not even on the same tier as 1996. 03 had
James
D Wade
Melo
Chris Bosh
Kyle Korver
Mo Williams
Deep but not deeper then 96 in guys
Marcus Camby looking like a Tall Willis
RIP Lorenzen Wright - his killer will soon be brought to justice.
ANTOINE WALKER BABY