NBA Draft: Redrafting the 1996 NBA draft class

With the 4th overall pick, the Milwaukee Bucks select Ray Allen

Seattle SuperSonics Ray Allen

New fans of the NBA may only remember Ray Allen as a 3-and-D player, but in his prime, the shooting guard was one of the best 2-way guards in the league while shouldering a load comparable to that of Kobe in those down years of the Lakers. Allen was drafted after 3 years in the University of Connecticut by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Stephon Marbury.

Allen quickly emerged as one of the best guards in the league, and he made his first All-Star team in 2000. He took his streak of All-Star game appearances to 3 until 2002, before getting traded to the Seattle Supersonics in exchange for Gary Payton. Allen played out the best years of his career at Seattle, averaging 24.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Tired of not being on a contending team, Allen earned a trade to play alongside Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett with the Boston Celtics in 2007. He gave up much of his role in exchange for playing on a title-winning team and was arguably deserving of the Finals MVP award over Pierce when they won in 2008.

Allen finished out his career with 2 Finals appearances on the Miami Heat. He will forever be remembered making the greatest clutch shot in NBA history in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals, as the Heat tied the game up with his 3-pointer late in the 4th quarter of that game before winning it in overtime.

Shuttleworth finished his career with 10 All-Star game appearances, 2 All-NBA team selections and the records for most 3-pointers made all-time in both the regular season and the playoffs. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year alongside another player from his draft class who we'll shortly talk about.