WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The players from Kobe Bryant's legendary 1996 NBA Draft

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The 1996 NBA Draft is one of the best drafts of all time.

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It gave us one of the best players ever (Kobe Bryant), one of the most entertaining players ever (Allen Iverson), and a host of future Hall of Famers. Three of the 10 highest-earning players of all time came out of the 1996 draft.

Today, many of these players are still involved in basketball in some capacity. But there's also a math teacher, an ESPN analyst, and an ex-investment banker. Only one of them — Kobe — is still playing.

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Allen Iverson was picked 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.

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He has had financial and personal issues since retiring. But he still does Reebok commercials, and reportedly has a $32 million trust fund.

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Source: Washington PostNBC Sports, USA Today

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Marcus Camby was picked 2nd overall by the Toronto Raptors.

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He opened a barber shop in Houston last summer. He last played with the Knicks in 2013.

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Source: @MarcusCamby

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Shareef Abdur-Rahim was picked 3rd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies.

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He was an executive with the Sacramento Kings for years, but left the job in the summer of 2014.

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Source: Sacramento Bee

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Stephon Marbury was picked 4th overall and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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After battling depression and leaving the NBA in 2009, he became a legend in China. He has a statue in Beijing.

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Source: HBO Real Sports, Deadspin

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Ray Allen was picked 5th overall and traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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He is currently mulling a comeback after winning an NBA title with the Miami Heat.

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Antoine Walker was picked 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.

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He says he lost most of the $110 million he made in his NBA career, and is now working to help educate athletes on financial planning.

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Source: Yahoo!

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Lorenzen Wright, the 7th pick in the 1996 draft, was found dead in 2010 at age 34. Police are investigating it as a homicide.

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Source: ESPN

Kerry Kittles was picked 8th overall by the New Jersey Nets.

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He used to work for an investment bank, and recently popped up on the CBS Sports Network show "Inside College Basketball."

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Source: Reuters, TV By The Numbers

Samaki Walker was picked 9th overall by the Dallas Mavericks.

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After playing in China, Syria, and Lebanon and getting arrested in 2011, he opened a basketball clinic company in Los Angeles in 2014.

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Source: Deadspin, LinkedIn

 

Erick Dampier was picked 10th overall by the Indiana Pacers.

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Dampier had a long and successful career, and most recently played in the NBA in 2012. He made $97 million in his career.

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Source: Basketball Reference

Todd Fuller was picked 11th overall by the Golden State Warriors.

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He now teaches high school math in North Carolina.

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Source: LinkedIn, NC State

Vitaly Potapenko was picked 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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He's now a player development coach for the Cavs.

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Kobe Bryant was picked 13th overall and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

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He has since become one of the greatest NBA players ever, and is the only remaining active player from the 1996 Draft.

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Peja Stojakovic was picked 14th overall by the Sacramento Kings.

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The Kings retired his number in 2014. He played 15 years in the NBA, finishing as one of the best international players ever.

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Steve Nash was picked 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns.

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Injuries have derailed his Hall of Fame-level career. He has played just 15 games in the last two years, and will retire this summer.

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Tony Delk was picked 16th overall by the Charlotte Hornets.

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He now works for ESPN's SEC Network as a college hoops analyst.

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Jermaine O'Neal was picked 17th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.

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He's currently mulling a comeback after playing significant minutes for the Warriors in 2013-14. He has made $168 million in his career.

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Source: Basketball Reference

John Wallace was picked 18th overall by the New York Knicks.

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He now coaches AAU basketball and runs a youth sports program in upstate New York.

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Source: CUNY Athletics

Walter McCarty was picked 19th overall by the New York Knicks.

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He's now an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics.

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Zydrunas Ilgauskas was picked 20th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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He was hired by the Cavs as an assistant to the GM in 2012. His number was retired in 2014.

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Dontae' Jones was picked 21st overall by the New York Knicks.

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He's now a director at the Nashville Youth Basketball Association.

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Source: NYBA

Roy Rogers was picked 22nd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies.

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He's now an assistant coach with the Wizards.

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Efthimios Rentzias was picked 23rd overall by the Denver Nuggets.

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He didn't come to the NBA until 2002, and only played one season with the 76ers. Information on him today is scarce, but we found a recent YouTube video of him in some sort of Greek supplement commercial.

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Source: YouTube

Derek Fisher was picked 24th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.

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He's now the head coach of the New York Knicks.

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Martin Muursepp was picked 25th overall by the Utah Jazz.

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He's now an assistant coach for the Belarus national team. He only played one year in the NBA before returning to Europe, where he retired in 2010.

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Source: EuroBasket

Now see what guys from another amazing draft are doing today

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