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(What if Stern changes the rule about expansion agreements and the expansion teams are able to pick first. Here is the new lottery order.)
1996 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY
1. Toronto
2. Philadelphia
3. Vancouver
4. Celtics
5. Milwaukee
6. L.A Clippers
7. Minnesota
8. New Jersey
9. Cleveland
10. Dallas
11. Indiana (they trade their 1996,97,98 first round picks for Denver's 1996 first round and 1998 second round.)
12. Golden State
13. Sacramento
14. Charlotte

1996 NBA DRAFT

Toronto could either have a center in Marcus Camby or Allen Iverson. But to the Raptors it was obvious that AI was the clear #1 pick.
1. Allen Iverson
2. Marcus Camby
3. Ray Allen
4. Shareef Abdur-Rahim
5. Stephon Marbury
6. Antoine Walker
Minnesota wanted to build on Kevin Garnett who was slowly developing his own skills. They picked Kerry Kittles who was great in college to create a potential tandem.
7. Kerry Kittles
8. Samaki Walker
Meanwhile Cleveland selected Kobe Bryant, however Kobe did not want to even train with Cleveland but they didn't budge.
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Predrag Stojakovic
11. Jermaine O'Neal
12. Steve Nash
13. Lorenzen Wright (Steve Nash is traded for Lorenzen Wright to Sacramento on draft night.)
14. Erick Dampier

Notable pick: Ben Wallace (Pistons)

"This draft is probably the second best draft in the history of the NBA. It produced several stars superstars and legends."
ESPN 30 for 30
2016
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