MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES: (Photo credit: CRAIG LASSIG/AFP via Getty Images)
The 1996 NBA Draft is generally regarded as one of the best draft classes in league history. The Milwaukee Bucks would certainly agree with that sentiment.
After all, the Bucks netted one of the best players to don a Bucks uniform that June 26 night in Ray Allen after trading the draft rights for Stephon Marbury to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Allen’s draft rights, along with Andrew Lang.
As NBA TV’s documentary centered on the 1996 NBA Draft entitled ‘Ready or Not: The ’96 Draft’ recently explored, which you can watch both parts here, Allen discussed his draft night, which was certainly tumultuous for a variety of reasons.