5 Best NBA Draft classes of all time

#1 1996 NBA Draft Class

76ers v Lakers

Notable Members: Allen Iverson (1st), Marcus Camby (2nd), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (3rd), Stephon Marbury (4th), Ray Allen (5th), Antoine Walker (6th), Kobe Bryant (13th), Peja Stojakovic (14th), Steve Nash (15th), Jermaine O’Neal (17th), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (20th), Ben Wallace (Undrafted)

This draft class had it all from superstar power to depth, lack of lottery busts, and one of the best-undrafted players ever. Iverson, Bryant, and Nash have four MVP trophies with Kobe and Iverson being generational talents. Those two players alone are enough to make this draft class in the top five because Kobe is one of ten greatest players ever while A.I. is the best little man to play in the history of the NBA.

Allen, on the other hand, is a perennial All-Star and one of the greatest shooters in history. Marbury, Stojakovic, O’Neal, and Wallace were all named to All-NBA teams in their careers while Abdur-Rahim, Walker, and Ilgauskas were All-Stars. Even Camby was a solid NBA player during his career, winning the Defensive Player of the Year once.

There were no real draft busts in the lottery from this class either despite Todd Fuller (12th) and Vitaly Potapenko (13th) not living up to their selections. They lasted five and eleven years in the NBA, respectively.