1996 NBA draft optimism and Kobe Bryant on TNT
A fragment from a draft wrap recounts the 1996 NBA Draft hype with predictions and TV show moments. It notes Kobe Bryant going No 13 to the Charlotte Hornets, Predrag Stojakovic earlier pick, and Jerry Brown/Brown’s rapid commentary on prospects amid a high school prom vibe.
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TNT
Philadelphia 76Ers
Kobe Bryant
Charlotte Hornets
Lower Merion High
Ardmore
NBA
David Stern
Sacramento Kings
Predrag Stojakovic
Greece
Hubie Brown
Craig
Sager
Predrag
Jaromir Jagr
Tim
Barbara Walters
Kentucky
Rick Pitino
Wildcats
Tony Delk
Charlotte
Pitino
Portland
Jermaine O’neal
Columbia
S.C
O’neal
Seles falters in Wimbledon upset loss to Katarina
In Wimbledon, Monica Seles, former top player with famed ruthlessness, loses in the second round to Katarina in three sets 7-5 5-7 6-4. Shot-making and killer instinct appear missing as Seles endures her earliest Grand Slam defeat in 18 majors.
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Seles
Wimbledon
England
Monica Seles
Katarina
Seles falters as Studenikova shocks in London tennis
In a surprising match on Centre Court, Studenikova of Slovakia, who beat Monica Seles 6-1 6-1 at the Australian Open, pressured Seles into safe play and seized a late set. Seles admitted not attacking and blamed the shifted pattern as she trailed 4-2 in the final set. Top seed Pete Sampras faced Mark Philippoussis, with other seeds Goran Ivanisevic, Michael Stich, and Stefan Edberg also in action.
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Studenikova
Slovakia
Seles
Pete Sampras
Mark Philippoussis
Goran Ivanisevic
Michael Stich
Stefan Edberg
Iverson tops draft as Cavaliers land two foreigners
The NBA draft opened with Allen Iverson going first to the 76ers and a flurry of underclassmen and foreign-born players. Vitaly Potapenko and Zydrunas Ilgauskas went to Cleveland, while Kobe Bryant and Tony Delk lifted Charlotte. Marbury and Ray Allen swapped teams in a late-night trade as Minnesota moved up for Marbury.
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East Rutherford
N.J
Allen Iverson
NBA
Philadelphia 76Ers
Stephen Marbury
Ray Allen
Cleveland Cavaliers
Vitaly Potapenko
Wright State
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Lithuania
New York Knicks
John Wallace
Syracuse
Henee
Charlotte Hornets
Kobe Bryant
Lower Merion High School
Philadelphia
Tony Delk
Kentucky
Toronto Raptors
Marcus Camby
Vancouver Grizzlies
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Marbury
Allen
Timberwolves
Bucks
Iverson
Georgetown
Magic Johnson
Lakers
76Ers
John Lucas
Brad Greenberg
1996 NBA Draft First Round Highlights East Teams
East Rutherford AP outlines 1996 NBA draft results with team by pick. Notable selections include Allen Iverson to Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant to Charlotte, Steve Nash to Phoenix, Ray Allen to Minnesota, Antoine Walker to Boston, and Jermaine O Neal to Portland. Several trades redistributed picks among Milwaukee, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, and New York.
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Lakers
Magic
Kareem
Milwaukee
Allen
Connecticut
Minnesota
Boston Celtics
Eric Montross
Dallas
Kentucky
Antoine Walker
Los Angeles Clippers
Lorenzen Wright
Memphis
New Jersey Nets
Villanova
Kerry Kittles
Dallas Mavericks
Louisville
Samaki Walker
Indiana Pacers
Mississippi State
Erick Dampier
Golden State Warriors
North Carolina State
Todd Fuller
Cleveland
Potapenko
Charlotte
Bryant
East Rutherford
N.J
Philadelphia
Allen Iverson
Georgetown
Toronto
Marcus Camby
Massachusetts
Vancouver
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
California
Stephen Marbury
Georgia Tech
Ray Allen
Boston
L.A. Clippers
New Jersey
Villarrova
Jas Indiana
Denver
Mississippi c
Golden State
Washington
Vitaly Potapenko
Wright Tate
Kobe Bryant
Lower Merion HS
Ardmore
Sacramento
Pre
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Lithuania
New York
Dontae’ Jones
Houston
Roy Rogers
Alabama
Indiana
Efthimis Retzias
PAOK
Greece
L.A. Lakers
Derek Fisher
Arkansas-Little Rock
Utah
Martin Moursepp
BC Kalev Tallinn
Estonia
Detroit
San Antonio
Jerome Williams
George
Town
Orlando
Brian Evans
Atlanta
Seattle
Priest Lauderdale
Peristeti
Chicago
Travis Knight
Othello Harrington
Mark Hendrickson
Washington State
Ryan Minor
Oklahoma
Moochie Norris
West Florida
Shawn Harvey
West Virginia State
Joseph Blair
Arizona
Doron Sheffer
Jeff McInnis
North Carolina
Steve Hamer
Tennessee
Phoenix
Russ Millard
Iowa
Marcus Mann
Mississippi Valley State
Jason Sasser
Texas Tech
Randy Livingston
Louisiana State
Ben Davis
Malik Rose
Drexel
Miami
Joe Vogel
Colorao State
Portland
Marcus Brown
Murray State
Ron Riley
Arizona State
Jamie Feick
Michigan Tate
Amal McCaskill
Marquette
Terrell Bell
Georgia
Chris Robinson
G-F
Western Kentucky
Mark Pope
F-C
Jeff Nordgaard
Wis
Green Bay
Shandon Anderson
Ronnie Henderson
Reggie Geary
Drew Barry
Darnell Robinson
Arkansas
Cavaliers draft shows size focus with Potapenko and Ilgauskas
Cavaliers owner Wayne Embry moved to shore up center while trading on potential. They selected 6-10 Vital Potapenko and 7-3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas with their first two picks, then chose guard Reggie Geary. Michael Cage Opts for free agency. Ilgauskas calls himself a project, but promises hard work and growth.
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Cleveland
Cavaliers
Wayne Embry
Michael Cage
Cavs
Syracuse
John Wallace
Vital Potapenko
Wright State
Zydrunas
Potapenko
Mike Fratello
Arizona
Reggie Geary
Ay Fitzsimmons
Embry
New Jersey
NBA
Ohio
Dayton
Ilgauskas
Fratello
Iggy
Lithuania
Cage
Geary
Dave Dorchock
Tribune Chronicle
Warren
The
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Brian Gallagher
Cubs
Steve Howe
Brown
Young Guns
Isiah Thomas
Abdur- Rahim
Camby
Isiah
Abdur-Rahim
Grizzlies
Kevin Garnett
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