NBA 96 golden generation, twenty-three years ago, they were just another round of routine "rookies", perhaps no one thought that for more than ten years, they used their hard work, diligence and sweat to write their own glory and glory, leaving their name in the history of the NBA forever.
They are the "golden generation". They have made more people fall in love with basketball, fall in love with sports, and have imitated their movements and their celebrations countless times for an inspiration.
The year '96 had a high rate of player success and was a generation with a high quality of (completion).
Many names of this generation are familiar to fans, so I will tell you which players are famous in 96.
1. Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020), full name Kobe Bean Bryant Cox, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American basketball player who played as a shooting guard/small forward.
In the 1996 NBA Draft, Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick in the first round and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his NBA career; Won 5 NBA championships, 1 NBA regular season MVP, 2 NBA Finals MVPs, 4 NBA All-Star Game MVPs, and 2 NBA season scoring champions; He has been selected to the NBA All-Star Starting Team 18 times, the NBA All-NBA Team 15 times (including 11 first-team teams, 2 second-team teams, and 2 third-team teams), and 12 All-NBA Defensive Team (including 9 first-team and 3-time second-team teams).
Kobe, the closest man to God in the NBA, is both offensive and defensive, well-rounded and far more diligent than ordinary people.
2. Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson, full name Allen Ezail Iverson, born June 7, 1975 in Hampton, Virginia, United States, American basketball player, professional guard, nicknamed "The Answer", was the captain of the United States men's basketball dream team.
Allen Iverson was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft as the NBA top pick. In a 14-year career, Allen Iverson played for the 76ers, Nuggets, Grizzlies and Pistons for four NBA teams, won the National Basketball League Rookie of the Year Award and the Rookie Challenge MVP in his rookie season, won the NBA scoring championship four times, and won the NBA steal king three times.
In 2000-10, he was named to the NBA All-Star Team 11 times and won the NBA All-Star MVP twice, the All-NBA First Team three times, the All-NBA Second Team three times, and the NBA All-NBA Third Team in 2005-06.
In the 2000–2001 season, Iverson played his best performance of his career, was named the Most Valuable Player Award of the American Professional Basketball League that season, and helped the 76ers reach the NBA Finals, but did not win the championship.
3. Ray Allen
Ray Allen (Walter Allen Jr.), full name Walter Ray Allen Jr., born July 20, 1975 in Merced, California, United States, former American professional basketball player, professional guard, nicknamed "Gentleman", with excellent three-point shooting ability.
In the 1996 NBA Draft, Ray Allen was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 5th pick in the first round and traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) in February 2003, the Boston Celtics on June 27, 2007, and the Miami Heat on a free transfer in the summer of 2012.
Ray Allen was a 10-time All-Star team in his career, a third-team All-NBA team in 2001, an NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2003, and an All-NBA Second Team in 2005. In 2000, he joined the American Dream Team and helped the team win a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics. In 2001, he won the NBA All-Star Three-Point Contest.
He helped the Boston Celtics win an NBA championship in 2008 and the Heat to an NBA championship in 2013.
4. Steve Nash
Steve Nash (born February 7, 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Canadian professional basketball player who plays as a point guard and nicknamed "Son of the Wind".
Steve Nash was selected by the Phoenix Suns at No. 15 in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft, joined the Dallas Mavericks in 1998, returned to the Suns in 2004, won the NBA regular-season MVP for two consecutive years in 2005-06, and signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012. 8-time NBA All-Star Team, 7-time NBA All-NBA Team (3 first-team, 2-time second-team, 2-time third-team), 5-time NBA assist champion, 2-time NBA All-Star Skills Challenge, 2007 James Walter Kennedy Citizen Award, 4-time "5-4-9 Club" (50+% 2-point shooting; 40+% 3-point shooting; 90+% from the field from the free throw line).
On March 22, 2015, Steve Nash officially announced his retirement. Nash is the ninth guard in NBA history to win MVP and the third defender to win consecutive MVP, the first international player to win a regular-season MVP since Olajuwon, and one of the representative figures of the NBA 96 golden generation.
5. Stephen Marbury
Stephon Marbury (Stephon Marbury), born on February 20, 1977 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, New York, New York, former American professional basketball player, point guard, nicknamed "Lone Wolf" during the NBA, and the first foreign aid in CBA history to obtain China's "Foreigner's Permanent Residence Permit". He is currently the head coach of the CBA Beijing Forbidden Warriors Basketball Club.
Stephen Marbury was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th pick in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft and was soon traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. During his NBA career, Marbury played for the New Jersey Nets (now the Brooklyn Nets), the Phoenix Suns, the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics, and was twice named to the NBA All-Star Team and the NBA All-NBA Third Team twice.
On January 27, 2010, Marbury signed with Shanxi Fenjiu Professional Basketball Club. On November 29, 2010, Marbury signed a contract with the Dragon and Lions Basketball Club.
Since 2012, Marbury has played for Beijing Shougang Basketball Club, leading the team to the CBA championship three times in 2012, 2014 and 2015, and was selected to the CBA All-Star Team six times in his CBA career. In 2015, Marbury won the regular-season, All-Star Game and Finals MVP.
On 11 February 2018, Marbury officially announced his retirement after the final game of his career.