Redoing the 1996 NBA Draft

With the 2016 NBA Draft coming this Thursday, June 23rd, why not flashback to the the NBA Draft from twenty years ago. Not just to look back at who got picked or how good/bad that player became, but let's redo what teams should've picked.

The 1996 NBA Draft was a pretty damn star-studded draft class.

These are twenty picks of the '96 Draft were selected.

1. Allen Iverson - Philadelphia Sixers

2. Marcus Camby - Toronto Raptors

3. Shareef Abdur-Rahim - Vancouver Grizzlies

4. Stephon Marbury - Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Timberwolves)

5. Ray Allen - Minnesota Timberwovles (traded to Bucks)

6. Antoine Walker - Boston Celtics 

7. Lorenzen Wright - Los Angeles Clippers 

8. Kerry Kittles - New Jersey Nets

9. Samaki Walker - Dallas Mavericks 

10. Erick Dampier - Indiana Pacers

11. Todd Fuller - Golden State Warriors 

12. Vitaly Potapenko - Cleveland Cavaliers

13. Kobe Bryant - Charlotte Hornets (traded to Lakers)

14. Peja Stojakovic - Sacramento Kings

15. Steve Nash - Phoenix Suns

16. Tony Delk - Charlotte Hornets

17. Jermaine O'Neal - Portland Trail Blazers

18. John Wallace - New York Knicks 

19. Walter McCarty - New York Knicks 

20. Zydrunas Ilgauskas - Cleveland Cavaliers

What Should've Been Picked at the Top Ten

1. Sixers: Kobe Bryant -- I know the Sixers did no absolutely NO WRONG by selecting Allen Iverson, but if they had to do it over again, they would have to pick Bryant. It's really a toss up, but Bryant gets the slight edge over Iverson. Just a slight.

2. Raptors: Allen Iverson -- the sure no.2 pick. If Iverson would've fell to the Raptors, that franchise would've had Iverson and Vince Carter. That would've been nasty.

3. Grizzlies: Ray Allen -- Canada could've had Iverson, Carter and Allen playing basketball for their country. That would've been dope.

4. Bucks or Timberwolves: Steve Nash -- either Bucks trade him to Minnesota or not, Nash would have to be the no.4 pick.

5. Timberwolves: Stephon Marbury -- still no difference, I guess.

6. Celtics: Antoine Walker -- was the right pick, on the right spot.

7. Clippers: Peja Stojakovic -- I was gonna put him at 6; it's a tossup between him and Walker. Both were really great for their respected teams.

8. Nets: Marcus Camby -- the best defensive center in the draft.

9. Mavericks: Jermaine O'Neal -- one of the best power-forward/centers in the early 2000's.

10. Pacers: Zydrunas Ilgauskas -- became a legend in Cleveland and anywhere else, if he could've been picked earlier.