The 1996 NBA draft is widely considered one of the greatest NBA drafts of all time - with sports illustrated rating it the second greatest draft ever. It includes hall of famers like Steve Nash, Ray Allen, and Allen Iverson and is then stacked full of talent like Jermaine O’Neal, Peja Stojakovic, and Antoine Walker. But these all time great players were taken all throughout the draft and some teams (such as the poor Clippers) missed out entirely on these all time talents. What would happen if the draft was taken perfectly? This video will be a experiment of perfect hindsight evaluating the careers of players taken and how different the league would be if the draft was conducted perfectly. And let's start off with the Philadelphia 76ers picking first overall. At the time the selection of Allen Iverson was 100% correct and paid huge dividends for the franchise. AI took them to the NBA Finals - but they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers and the player who would be selected here now, Kobe Bryant. Coming out of High School Kobe was not a known product and many teams were worried that the hyper athletic scoring guard would not pan out in the big league. But we know what actually happened now - one of the great careers ever. 33,643 points, 5 championships, 18 All Star Games, 15 All-NBA teams, 12 All defensive teams, 2 scoring titles, and 1 league MVP. It is impossible to deny that Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players ever and the Philadelphia 76ers would select him hands down. If you want to know the rest you will have to watch the video!