If the 1996 NBA Draft was held today...

[R-Tistic]

Hypothetically...if you knew what you do now, and you were doing a fantasy draft or the real NBA draft, how would you re-sort the top 13 picks?

Here's how the draft really went....

1 Allen Iverson (G)  United States Philadelphia 76ers Georgetown
2 Marcus Camby (C)  United States Toronto Raptors UMass
3 Shareef Abdur-Rahim (PF)  United States Vancouver Grizzlies California
4 Stephon Marbury (PG)  United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Minnesota for the rights to Ray Allen and a future first-round pick) Georgia Tech
5 Ray Allen (SG)  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded, along with a future first-round pick, to Milwaukee for the rights to Stephon Marbury) UConn
6 Antoine Walker (PF)  United States Boston Celtics (from Dallas) Kentucky
7 Lorenzen Wright (C)  United States Los Angeles Clippers Memphis
8 Kerry Kittles (SG)  United States New Jersey Nets Villanova
9 Samaki Walker (PF)  United States Dallas Mavericks (from Boston) Louisville
10 Erick Dampier (C)  United States Indiana Pacers (from Denver) Mississippi State
11 Todd Fuller (C)  United States Golden State Warriors NC State
12 Vitaly Potapenko (C)  Ukraine Cleveland Cavaliers (from Washington) Wright State
13 Kobe Bryant (SG)  United States Charlotte Hornets (traded to L.A. Lakers)[1] Lower Merion HS (Lower Merion, PA)
14 Predrag Stojaković (SF)  Yugoslavia Sacramento Kings PAOK (Greece)
15 Steve Nash (PG)  Canada Phoenix Suns Santa Clara
16 Tony Delk (SG)  United States Charlotte Hornets (from Miami) Kentucky
17 Jermaine O'Neal (F/C)  United States Portland Trail Blazers Eau Claire HS (Columbia, SC)
18 John Wallace (PF)  United States New York Knicks (from Detroit) Syracuse
19 Walter McCarty (PF)  United States New York Knicks (from Atlanta Hawks) Kentucky
20 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C)  Lithuania Cleveland Cavaliers Atletas (Lithuania)
21 Dontae Jones (F)  United States New York Knicks Mississippi State
22 Roy Rogers (PF)  United States Vancouver Grizzlies (from Houston) Alabama
23 Efthimios Rentzias (C)  Greece Denver Nuggets (from Indiana) PAOK (Greece)
24 Derek Fisher (PG)  United States Los Angeles Lakers Arkansas-Little Rock
25 Martin Müürsepp (PF)  Estonia Utah Jazz (traded to Miami for a future first-round pick) Kalev Tallinn (Estonia)
26 Jerome Williams (F)  United States Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio) Georgetown
27 Brian Evans (F)  United States Orlando Magic Indiana
28 Priest Lauderdale (C)  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Seattle)[2] Peristeri (Greece)
29 Travis Knight (C)  United States Chicago Bulls (Traded to L.A. Lakers) UConn

2nd Round:
30 Othella Harrington (PF/C)  United States Houston Rockets (from Vancouver) Georgetown
31 Mark Hendrickson (PF)  United States Philadelphia 76ers Washington State
32 Ryan Minor (SG)  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Toronto) Oklahoma
33 Moochie Norris (PG)  United States Milwaukee Bucks West Florida
34 Shawn Harvey (PG)  United States Dallas Mavericks West Virginia State
35 Joseph Blair (C)  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Minnesota) Arizona
36 Doron Sheffer (SG)  Israel Los Angeles Clippers UConn
37 Jeff McInnis (G)  United States Denver Nuggets (from Sacramento via New Jersey) North Carolina
38 Steve Hamer (C)  United States Boston Celtics Tennessee
39 Russ Millard (PF)  United States Phoenix Suns (from Denver via L.A. Clippers and Detroit) Iowa
40 Marcus Mann (PF)  United States Golden State Warriors Mississippi Valley State
41 Jason Sasser (SF)  United States Sacramento Kings Texas Tech
42 Randy Livingston (SG)  United States Houston Rockets (from Vancouver via Washington and Orlando) LSU
43 Ben Davis (PF)  United States Phoenix Suns Arizona
44 Malik Rose (PF)  United States Charlotte Hornets Drexel
45 Joe Vogel (C)  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Miami via Atlanta)[2] Colorado State
46 Marcus Brown (G)  United States Portland Trail Blazers Murray State
47 Ron Riley (SG/SF)  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Atlanta)[2] Arizona State
48 Jamie Feick (PF)  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Detroit) Michigan State
49 Amal McCaskill (C)  United States Orlando Magic (from New York via Minnesota and Vancouver) Marquette
50 Terrell Bell (C)  United States Houston Rockets (from Cleveland) Georgia
51 Chris Robinson (SG)  United States Vancouver Grizzlies (from Houston) Western Kentucky
52 Mark Pope (PF)  United States Indiana Pacers Kentucky
53 Jeff Nordgaard (SF)  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from L.A. Lakers via Seattle) Wisconsin-Green Bay
54 Shandon Anderson (SF)  United States Utah Jazz Georgia
55 Ronnie Henderson (SG)  United States Washington Bullets (from San Antonio via Charlotte) LSU
56 Reggie Geary (SG)  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando) Arizona
57 Drew Barry (PG)  United States Seattle SuperSonics Georgia Tech
58 Darnell Robinson (C)  United States Dallas Mavericks (from Chicago) Arkansas

Undrafted:
Chucky Atkins (PG) South Florida
Adrian Griffin (SG/SF) Seton Hall
Darvin Ham (F) Texas Tech
Erick Strickland (SG) Nebraska
Ben Wallace (C) Virginia Union

[R-Tistic]

I'd say.....

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Allen Iverson (I would pick him 2nd because his prime was much longer and he hit his earlier than Nash)
3. Steve Nash
4. Jermaine O'Neal
5. Ray Allen
6. Shareef Abdur-Rahim
7. Antoine Walker
8. Peja (Pedrag) Stojakovic
9. Ben Wallace
10. Zydrunas Illgauskus
11. Stephon Marbury
12. Marcus Camby
13. Derek Fisher
14. Erick Dampier

...I didn't do any research or even look at career stats...that's just from the top of my head. If I did that, I'm sure I'd change that up some.

[WC Iz Active]

Here is how I would draft 1-5 if this was today.

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Allen Iverson
3. Steve Nash
4. Jermaine O'Neal
5. Ray Allen

[WC Iz Active]

LOL!   Our Top 5's are looking great Tistic, great minds think alike 

[GangstaBoogy]

I think we all know who the 1st pick would be 

[WC Iz Active]

I think we all know who the 1st pick would be 

If Kobe had AI's team's  and  if Iverson had Shaq all those years then I am sure we might be flipping around the #1 and #2

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Lottery picks would be...

1.Kobe Bryant
2.Allen Iverson
3.Steve Nash
4.Jermaine O'Neal
5.Ray Allen
6.Marcus Camby
7.Ben Wallace
8.Zydrunas Ilgauskas
9.Peja Stojakavic
10.Stephon Marbury
11.Shareef Abdur-Rahim
12.Derek Fisher
13.Antoine Walker
14.Erick Dampier

[7even]

Bryant wouldnt got earlier in my book because that arrogant fag only wanted to play for the Lakers. So the TOP 5 is right on in my book. Shareef and Marbury obviously fell the fuck off but in the beginning they were nice as fuck.

[Lunatic]

1. Kobe
2. Nash
3. Iverson
4. J. O'Neal
5. Allen
6. Marbury
7. Wallace
8. Camby
9. Peja
10. Ilgauskas
11. Walker
12. Abdur-Rahim
13. Fisher
14. Dampier

[R-Tistic]

I think we all know who the 1st pick would be 

If Kobe had AI's team's  and  if Iverson had Shaq all those years then I am sure we might be flipping around the #1 and #2

I donno....I mean, Iverson's prime was earlier because he was two years older. In 98, the main argument was "Iverson vs. Marbury", and it didn't turn into "Iverson vs. Kobe" until 2001. By the time 2003 hit, it was either "Kobe vs. McGrady" or "Kobe vs. Jordan"...and three and four years later, all you heard was "Kobe vs. Jordan". Iverson could almost be considered in his prime...but Kobe's prime is definitely looking stronger at this point than Iverson's was.

In 98, I would have definitely took Iverson, and maybe even Eddie Jones over Kobe...but once he got older, it was like WTF is really happenin?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Anyone who mentions Kobe and Iverson in the same breath is insane...PeACe

[Fuck Your Existence]

Anyone who mentions Kobe and Iverson in the same breath is insane...PeACe

kobe is no doubt the better all around player but AI is still a great player. its a shame he had to go through all those horrible philly teams.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

AI is great, but he's not a GOAT status player, like Kobe is.

[Bay Area Jat]

damn that was a deep ass draft. fuckin warriors with todd fuller lmao

[Fuck Your Existence]

damn that was a deep ass draft. fuckin warriors with todd fuller lmao

word..GS front office has been clueless as a whole for awhile