Drafting in the NBA is far from perfect. Some players who are projected to be stars end up being average players or worse.

The former champion says that he is the reason that Kobe Bryant went straight to the NBA instead of going to college.

previously shared why he thought Allen Iverson was a better choice than Kobe Bryant for their first overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. While Greenberg was already inclined toward Iverson ...

Instead, O'Neal declared for the NBA Draft and went on to become the 17th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Kemp starred at Concord High School in Elkhart ...

Bryant showed that he could be an All-Star in just his second year in the league after being the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He ended his career as one of the greatest players of all ...

Pope was drafted in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft by Indiana, but the 6-foot-10 power forward/center only played in 32 games over two seasons before he wound up in the Continental ...

3.4 Cameron Mills G So. 0.9 Jason Lathrem F Fr. 0.5 Pope did hear his name called in the 1996 NBA Draft, being selected 52nd overall in the second round by the Pacers. Unlike Kobe Bryant ...

It is not known if Kobe Bryant acted upon Vernon Maxwell’s words alone. But he did end up entering the 1996 NBA Draft and was selected No. 13 overall by the Charlotte Hornets. His time with the ...

Pope is no stranger to being in Indianapolis. The Indiana Pacers actually selected Pope in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft. He would end up playing in 32 games for the Pacers during his career.