The 1996 NBA Draft class is regarded as one of the strongest ones in history.

Several teams hit the lottery with their selections, but many would like a do-over.

Especially because a future Hall of Famer fell all the way to pick No. 13 on draft night.

Here's a look at the 12 players who were selected ahead of Kobe Bryant, who was actually taken by the Charlotte Hornets and then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade DIvac.

Lakers General Manager Jerry West pulled off a heist for Kobe, who eventually won the franchise five NBA titles.

There were other late gems that teams caught, as Peja Stojakovic went No. 14 to Sacramento, two-time MVP Steve Nash went No. 15 to Phoenix, and high schooler Jermaine O'Neal went No. 17 to Portland.

But here are 12 teams who should've gone with the high schooler from Philadelphia:

1. ALLEN IVERSON, PHILADELPHIA

Philly won't be losing sleep over this, as the 76ers drafted a Hall of Famer and iconic player themselves at the top of the board.

The Georgetown star averaged 26.7 points over 14 NBA seasons and equaled Kobe in MVP awards, as Iverson won his in the 2000-01 season.

2. MARCUS CAMBY, TORONTO

The UMass big man turned into a fine NBA player, serving as a valuable role player in Toronto, New York, Denver and Portland.

He reached the NBA FInals in 1999 with the New York Knicks and was the 2006-07 Defensive Player of the Year. Camby never made the All-Star Team.

3. SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM, VANCOUVER

Since Abdur-Rahim stayed out of major markets for most of his 12 NBA seasons, his career went largely under the radar.

But the dangerous Cal scorer notched 18.1 points per game in his career, notching over 20.0 per game for Vancouver and Atlanta, and then finished his career in Portland and Sacramento. He made the playoffs once and was an All-Star in 2002.

4. STEPHON MARBURY, MILWAUKEE

The Bucks actually drafted Georgia Tech's "Starbury," knowing they were going to swap him to Minnesota, which had the next pick, and acquire assets while still getting their man.

Marbury would fetch the No. 5 pick along with a 1998 first-round pick that would become Rasho Nesterovic. Starbury was a 13-year NBA player and two-time All-Star, but only advanced out of the first round of the playoffs as a bench player with the 2008-09 Boston Celtics.

5. RAY ALLEN, MINNESOTA

This is the guy Milwaukee wanted and would end up getting.

The UConn star turned into a fantastic NBA player, one of the best shooters of all-time, the king in career 3-pointers made. Jesus Shuttlesworth played in 1,300 career games, made 10 All-Star teams and won two rings, including one with Boston in 2007-08 over Kobe and the Lakers in the Finals.

6. ANTOINE WALKER, BOSTON

Walker's coach in college also graduated with him to the pros, as Rick Pitino selected the shooter he knew well from their days at Kentucky.

Walker would become a three-time All-Star with the Celtics and won a ring in 2005-06 with the Miami Heat. His fall out of the league was sharp and he last played at age 31, famously becoming broke from several years of poor financial decisions.

7. LORENZEN WRIGHT, L.A. CLIPPERS

The first REAL head-scratcher of the draft comes from the Clippers, a team that was famous for draft day blunders until Blake Griffin came along.

Wright, from Memphis, did play 13 seasons as a role player for the Clippers, Atlanta, Memphis, Sacramento and Cleveland. He averaged 8.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in the NBA.

8. KERRY KITTLES, NEW JERSEY

He came to the Nets with high socks and high expectations, after John Calipari and the Nets passed over Kobe, despite reports that they were enticed by the high schooler from Lower Merion.

Kittles of Villanova was on the All-Rookie second team with Kobe, but the similarities stop there. Kittles was out of the league in eight years, although he averaged double figures in scoring in each of his seven seasons in New Jersey.

9. SAMAKI WALKER, DALLAS

The Louisville big man forged a forgettable 10-year career, toiling as mostly a bench player with Dallas, San Antonio, the L.A. Lakers, Miami, Washington and Indiana.

Walker won a ring with Kobe and the Lakers in 2001-02, starting five games during the playoff run which would end in a four-game sweep of Kittles and the Nets.

10. ERICK DAMPIER, INDIANA

Dampier, a burly center out of Mississippi State, would famously become a whipping boy for Kobe's most notorious teammate, Shaquille O'Neal.

Dampier went toe-to-toe many times with Shaq in his 16-year career with Indiana, Golden State, Dallas, Miami and Atlanta, but is mostly remembered as ending up on his back looking up at the success of Kobe and Shaq. He scored 7.4 points and grabbed 7.1 rebounds in his career.

11. TODD FULLER, GOLDEN STATE

Who?

Thankfully, Golden State fans have been blessed with many reasons to forget about this pick from North Carolina State, which was a bust with a capital B. Fuller played five seasons on four different teams, netting a career high 4.1 points per game as a rookie in Golden State.

12. VITALY POTAPENKO, CLEVELAND

Playing at nearby Wright State, Potapenko caught the eyes of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who would wise up and go with the high school kid in 2003, drafting another local kid in LeBron James.

Potapenko was the safe pick, but was largely forgettable in his 11-year career, scoring 10.0 points per game in one season, with Cleveland and Boston in 1998-99.