Allen Iverson & Ray Allen NBA Debut (1996) * Full Highlight *HQ

On November 1, 1996, the Sixers squared off against the Milwaukee Bucks and on that night, the Allen Iverson era began. The Sixers top pick debuted on that night and the Sixers began a time in the team’s history when they were anchored by one of the smallest players in the game, who happened to possess one of the biggest hearts.
The Sixers lost to the Bucks 111-103 on that night, but Sixers fans were given a serious glimpse of what was to come from their new superstar.
Iverson finished the game with 30 points, six assists and a steal. He shot 12-19 from the floor and 2-4 from beyond the arc.
On that night, Iverson set the mark for points scored in a career debut by a Sixers player over the last 50 years. His 30 points is followed by his then teammate Jerry Stackhouse (27) and Sixers rookie Jahlil Okafor (26).
After some memorable Georgetown vs UCONN battles, it was only fitting that the two biggest stars of those teams - Allen Iverson & Ray Allen - would make their NBA debuts against each other.
November 1st, 1996 - Iverson showed why he was the #1 overall pick with 30 points (76ers debut record) and 6 assists but Ray Allen (13 points on 3 of 10 shooting) got the W with the help of future all-stars Glenn Robinson and Vin Baker and the great play by point guard Sherman Douglas who put up 22 points and 8 assists against AI.
The two would have many memorable performances against each other and be part of one of the best and most controversial playoff series of all-time - the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals that ended with a 44 point GM7 performance by Iverson and Ray Allen accusing the NBA of rigging the series because they and NBC didn’t want a “small MARKET” team to play against the Shaq/Kobe Lakers in the finals.

[@noelanthony1204]

wow .. that's some game .. fierce competition and Allen was fantastic in his NBA debut ... exciting stuff

[@sunnyboy8644]

Young A.I. with the hustle plays ! dopeness !

[@danthomas9170]

Iverson really played in the wrong era. He was a great player back then, but it was a struggle because they didn't put any shooters around him and every team packed the lane with at least two big-body goons waiting to block shots and attack the boards. There was no such thing as a stretch-4 back then, those players played small forward back in those days and now they play center. Once they finally got Kyle Korver all of a sudden he went from shooting 40% to 45% and he started getting assists again but he spent his prime on a team that was slow and couldn't space the court at all.

[@tylabaker7134]

Ray Allen took A.I's ankles on his first play😂

[@diabeticgrandma4862]

Other way round?

[@lertmelernyers8672]

Ummm no

[@kingquan8529]

Right?Iol

[@sovereignion6802]

he was TRIPPED by ray

[@Sidcito]

@@sovereignion6802 I saw no trip, dat boy Ray good

[@electrichardon5752]

Stackhouse would of been the solid number 2 ai always needed im philly.....as a a 28 year old true fan who started watching arpund this time it drives me crazy.....people forget how nice stack wad in 00/02 in detroit he averaged 29.5 ppg....most underrated player of all time....i i think he could of averaged around 21 ppg even with a i leading the league and what not...anyway so dumb to get rif of such a sick player

[@daudsampe5778]

AI reform NBA style

[@alejandrozometa1951]

Dope

[@21salutes63]

Raw ability .....

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

Iverson may be a megastar but Ray Ray is a PROfessional.

[@tashisharrison9634]

all of them are still showing a pitch black screen.

[@billyidolman4666]

He looked so much stronger when he first started 🤔

[@badgamer2024]

30 ball smh

[@JustinShakur]

Rookie A.I was on a different speedometer

[@kingofpendragon]

AI was dark - skinned when he entered the league. How did he become light - skinned later on? Weird.

[@Poppa-Lobo]

Wtf are YOU talkin bout? 🤔

[@JaeThaGemini]

bruh said dark skinned 😂😂 you the only weird one

[@thewalruswasjason101]

Like usual, Ray wins

[@Sam-ky3su]

1:50 4:21 5:34 6:35

[@Rone4mile]

If you from the hood you really understand....like Irish understand Conor McGregor