What you need to know:
The 1992 Dream Team consisted of 11 NBA players and one college player
Since the names of the players who would make up the United States basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games were announced, it was inevitable to remember the members of the first Dream Team or the original Dream Team, the only one, the one who was led by Michael Jordan in Barcelona 1992 and who won the gold medal with authority.
For the Paris Olympics, a media-friendly and even historic team was confirmed due to the fact that these were the last Games for LeBron James, who was accompanied by Stepehn Curry, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Davis y Kevin Durant, inter alia.
What happened to the players of the Barcelona 1992 ‘Dream Team’?
But as much weight as LeBron James’ partners have, the Dream Team of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics has no comparison, starting with the presence of Michael Jordan y ‘Magic’ Johnson.
Dream Team en Barcelona 1992 / Getty
That Dream Team won all five of its group stage matches and from the Quarterfinals onwards it dispatched Puerto Rico, Lithuania and finally Croatia, which it crushed 117-85. But whatWhat happened to the 12 players of the fantastic team? Here we review
Michael Jordan: The Chicago Bulls star won six NBA titles and his time in the league has marked a turning point. After the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he retired three times, the last and definitive one being in 2003, with the Washington Wizards.
Until 2023 he was the owner of the Charlotte Hornets and currently he is the owner of the 23XI Racing Nascar Cup team.
Michael Jordan on the Dream Team / Getty
Scottie Pippen: Jordan’s story with the Chicago Bulls cannot be understood without Pippen, who left the Bulls in 1998, along with Michael. He played for the Rockets, the Blazers and returned to the Bulls in 2003, with whom he put an end to his NBA history, although he still played in Europe in 2008.
Pippen is an entrepreneur and remains a well-known and attractive figure for brands, which is why it is common to see him in commercial campaigns. In 2023, he was the special guest at the NBA game in Mexico.
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Larry Bird: He always played for the Boston Celtics and was part of the Dream Team. In that same year, 1992, he retired as a professional player and as the best forward in the history of the league. He ended his career due to back problems and ventured into coaching and later as a manager for the Indiana Pacers.
Since 2023, at the age of 67, he has served as an advisor to the Pacers, his hometown team.
Larry Bird, the architect of the Celtics dynasty – Photo: Getty Images
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson: He is a Lakers and NBA legend and had a strong rivalry with Larry Bird. His impact was such that he was featured in an episode of The Simpsons and the Red Hot Chili Peppers dedicated a song to him.
In November 1991, he shared that he had contracted HIV, so the 1992 Olympics were his last formal competition, although he returned to the Lakers in 1996, later retiring with his own team, the Magic M7 Boras, which he acquired in Sweden. From 2017 to 2019, he was president of basketball operations for the Lakers, of which he is co-owner, in addition to having other businesses and providing television analysis.
Magic Johnson en el Dream Team / Getty
Patrick Ewing: He was a player for the New York Knicks when he was chosen as part of the Dream Team, but he also played for the Seattle Supersonics and the Orlando Magic, with whom he retired in 2002 and since then he has been an assistant coach for several teams.
He is currently a college coach and his last position was with Georgetown University.
Patrick Ewing, Knicks legend – Photo: Getty Images
Charles Barkley: When he was part of the Dream Team he was a player for the Phoenix Suns, with whom he left a reputation as one of the best power forwards in history and retired in 2000 with the Rockets.
Since then, he has worked as a television analyst, although he announced that he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season, with TNT. “I will not go to another network,” he clarified.
Charles Barkley / Getty
Clyde Drexler: He was a player for the Blazers, a team of which he is the leading scorer, and ended his career with the Rockets in 1998, although he remained linked to basketball as a coach at the University of Houston.
Drexler played shooting guard and had stepped away from the media spotlight since 2000 to devote time to his family. Prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics, it was announced that he had put his gold medal won with the Dream Team up for auction.
Clyde Drexler con el Dream Team / Getty
Karl Malone: He never won an NBA title, so the gold medal with the Dream Team is his treasure. He is part of the group of the five players with the most points in the history of the league with 36,928, only behind LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Malone retired with the Lakers in 2004 and currently has businesses in the automotive industry, shopping malls, restaurants, gas stations and even livestock farming.
Karl Malone with the Dream Team
John Stockton: He was a teammate of Malone on the Utah Jazz, a team with which he developed his entire career and with which he retired in 2003 as the best player, statistically speaking, in rebounds and assists in the history of the NBA.
He has three sons who are all into basketball, but none in the NBA. Michel Stockton, the eldest, plays in the French league; David plays in the G-League and Laura plays in Germany. John stays out of the spotlight.
John Stockton con el Dream Team / NBA
David Robinson: He spent his entire career with the Spurs, with whom he retired in 2003 as an NBA champion. After leaving the courts, he founded The Carver Academy, a private, non-profit school for young people in the city of San Antonio.
David Robinson with the Dream Team
Chris Mullin: He was a player for the Golden State Warriors, with whom he retired in 2001, although he also had a stint with the Pacers between 1997 and 2000 and worked as a coach at St. Johnes University from 2015 to 2019. He is one of the low-profile members of the Dream Team, but he stood out for being one of the best three-point shooters of his time.
Chris Mullin con el Dream Team
Christian Laettner: He was the Dream Team’s panic player who did not belong to the NBA and went to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as a collegiate player for Duke University.
He had no stability in the NBA and ended up playing for six teams, including the Timberwolves, Mavericks and Heat. He retired in 2012 with the Jacksonville Giants, a minor league team and coach of youth basketball championships.
Christian Laettner with the Dream Team
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2024-08-09 02:32:20
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