On March 5, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. Earlier today, 76ers legend Aaron Iverson took part in "Geto Boys Reloaded," in which Iverson talked about many of his career's past, including his 1996 NBA Draft.
Iverson said: "We are the best draft in NBA history. Kobe Bryant was selected with the 13th pick, and if even Kobe Bryant could only be in 13th place, you can tell how crazy that draft was. I don't know how those teams did at the time, and if I were the 76ers, I would have chosen Kobe. ”
It is worth mentioning that it was the 76ers who held the lottery at that time, and it was they who selected Iverson with this title. Throughout his career, Iverson has won the regular season MVP once, was elected the NBA scoring champion four times, the NBA steal king three times, the All-Star Team 11 times, and the NBA Best Team First Team three times. After retiring, Iverson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
However, although Iverson's resume is great enough, objectively speaking, Kobe Bryant is the strongest person in the 1996 Draft. Throughout Bryant's 20-year career, he has won a total of 5 NBA championship trophies, 2 times as the Finals MVP, 1 regular season MVP, 18 times into the All-Star Team, 2 times as the NBA scoring champion, 11 times into the NBA Best Team First Team, and 9 times into the NBA Best Defensive Team First Team.
In addition to Iverson and Bryant, the 1996 Draft also included NBA legends such as Nash, Marbury, Ray Allen, O'Neal Jr., ben Wallace and others.