In the first installment of The Ringer’s NBA Redraftables, Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo redraft the historic 1996 NBA draft. While Kobe Bryant is the obvious first selection, there’s a lot of debate over where Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, and Ray Allen belong. Simmons and Russillo parse that and continue to draft the top 14 players from one of the best drafts in NBA history.
Thanks to Graeme Abernethy for the name suggestion.
Bill Simmons is the founder and managing director of The Ringer, which he launched in 2016. He hosts ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ and ‘The Rewatchables,’ and also serves as head of podcast innovation and monetization for Spotify.
Ryen is the host of ‘The Ryen Russillo Podcast’ and an NBA tape grinder, college football lover, and giver of Life Advice.
