The Rockets said no, a decision that seemed wise at the time. 2 overall pick for Ralph Sampson, who was considered a potential generational talent. The Trail Blazers - again, in the market for a center - reportedly offered to trade Drexler, heading into his second year, and the No. And another interesting side note: the biggest winners of the draft could have been the Houston Rockets. Interestingly enough, the Bulls and Blazers (with the injury prone Bowie then on the New Jersey Nets) matched up in the finals for Jordan’s second title run. It was another slight for Jordan to add to his collection, and it was a widely panned decision even at the time - just listen to the announcers after Jordan was picked! - because Jordan was such an exciting, dynamic talent. Then-Indiana coach Bob Knight, who coached Jordan for the 1984 Olympic team, saw Jordan as the best player at the loaded trials - Charles Barkley was the last cut, and the team had multiple Hall of Famers - and allegedly told Portland general manager Stu Inman that if he needed a center so bad, he should “play at center.” The Trail Blazers drafted Clyde Drexler in the previous draft, and were said to need talent at center. 2 pick, chose Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan. The most obvious is that the Portland Trail Blazers, who had the No. So brush up on Jordan's history, because they're no time like the present to celebrate the extraordinary past. And one or two aren't quite as celebrated, but were included because they represented turning points in his career, or simply were worth more celebration than they typically receive. Others we tried to separate out to give them their own place.
It's a tough trim some moments are pretty packed in together.
We've tried to cut that list down to 20 defining moments. Even those non-North Carolina or Chicago Bulls fans who didn't live and die with his every jump shot over the course of his career have lasting memories given extra life by colorful stories about Jordan's titanic ability and even greater competitive streak.Īnd with a milestone and record mark that reads like War and Peace and a string of victims that conjures Game of Thrones' most violent scenes, Jordan left biographers plenty to play with. The 10-part series titled The Last Dance, originally scheduled to start in June, will now tip off on April 19, giving fans an overload of nostalgia and younger fans a chance to catch arguably the greatest player of all time.īy now, stories about Jordan are pretty well known. With no sports on the menu, ESPN elected to move up its 10-part documentary on NBA legend Michael Jordan.
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