The 1984 NBA draft is most remembered as the one where Michael Jordan slipped to third behind number-one pick Hakeem Olajuwon…and the immortal Sam Bowie. You could understand the Houston Rockets choosing Olajuwon, but how on earth could the Portland Trailblazers pass up Jordan for the injury-prone Bowie? For the first time, Filip Bondy pieces together the entire backstory of the draft: from Michael Jordan�s indecision over whether he should declare himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior year…to Charles Barkley�s calculated attempt to avoid being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and to improve his position at the Olympic trials…to the trades that were considered but fatefully never made.
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Taking Shots
Pistol: A Biography of Pete Maravich
The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (Revised)
