The Legacy of the 1984 NBA Draft: Michael Jordan and the Game-Changing Class

40 years ago, one of the most important NBA Drafts in the history of the league took place. 228 players were chosen in the 1984 college recruiting process and the Chicago Bulls selected the best of them all with the third overall pick: Michael Jordan.

Of the 228 players chosen, only 58 saw action on NBA floors and two centers were seen as the most talented. The Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon from the University of Houston and the American Sam Bowie from the University of Kentucky, who were chosen with the first selections by the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers, respectively.

However, the most notable of a draft that included Hall of Famers like Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and John Stockton along with great players like Otis Thorpe and Sam Perkins was Jordan, a shooting guard from North Carolina who won everything at the collegiate level. . The one born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963 is the all-time leader in points per game with 30.1 points

David Stern, then commissioner of the NBA, was in charge of announcing the selection of the Bulls during the night of the Tuesday June 19. “The Chicago Bulls select Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina.” No one imagined at that time that American basketball would change in such a way with Jordan’s international projection.

‘His Airness’ played 15 seasons in the NBA, 13 with the Bulls and two with the Washington Wizards. During his active time he earned everything he could earn. 14-time All-Star. 10-time scoring champion. Nine times member of the best defensive quintet. Six-time NBA champion and Finals MVP. Five-time regular season MVP. Three-time All-Star Game MVP. Rookie of the year 1984-85. 1987-88 Defensive Player of the Year.

Jordan was so good that he was sidelined for a year to play baseball for the Birmingham Barons and returned to win three championships in four seasons. Then he retired again and returned to the Wizards for two more years as an Eastern Conference All-Star.

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Notable basketball players from the 1984 draft who did not play in the NBA

One of the best basketball players who never played in the NBA was the Brazilian Oscar Schmidt. ‘Mão Santa’, as Schmidt is also known, was chosen by the New Jersey Nets in the sixth round with the 131st overall pick. The South American was part of the training camp and played with them in the preseason. However, he refused to join the best basketball league in the world because he could no longer represent his country in international competitions.

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2024-06-26 23:36:13
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