The 1984 draft’s Michael Jordan scouting report has surfaced, bringing to light several issues.
Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless
Forty years later, a scouting report on Michael Jordan that was completed before the 1984 draft has surfaced makes for fascinating reading.
Many people consider Michael Jordan to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls.
Two different three-peats, one after an unexpected baseball career break with the Chicago White Sox, were led by him.
Jordan wasn’t always a world-beating superstar, despite the fact that many consider him to be the greatest of all time and the gold standard in his sport. Jordan was selected third overall by the Bulls in the highly anticipated 1984 NBA Draft.
Hakeem Olajuwon, who ultimately joined the Houston Rockets after they prevailed in a coin toss, was their top objective. Despite Jordan’s success in college with the North Carolina Tar Heels, general manager Rod Thorn stated that the Bulls were hesitant to sign him because of a serious concern about one aspect of his game.
Thorn remarked, “He was a tremendous athlete with a strong body that looked like it was going to get better,” according to an NBA report from 2009. “He shot fairly and with competition. competent ball handler,
