1984 draft, why is Jordan not the top pick?

In the NBA draft of 1984, the Chicago Bulls selected Michael Jordan with the third pick, the Houston Rockets selected Olajuwon with the 1 pick, and the Portland Trailblazers won Sam Poewe with the second pick. Famous players who participated in the same draft at the same time included Charles Buckley and John stockton.

It is worth mentioning that at that time, the NBA had not launched the lottery draft, and the first place was decided by flipping a coin. Houston Rockets beat Portland Trailblazers to win the No.1 draft, so why didn't the Rockets choose the future basketball god Michael Jordan with the No.1 draft? There are actually two reasons.

First, at that time, the league was dominated by the center, so the center and power forward were the first choice, and few guards were elected as champions. In other words, it is the need of the times. In the traditional era, the center is the mainstay, and more attention is paid to the dominance under the basket. For example, four centers, Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, david robinson and O 'Neal, are all top picks in the draft.

Second, Jordan was not as hot as Olajuwon before the draft. Olajuwon played in the University of Houston for four seasons, averaging 13.3 points 10.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game. During his college years, Olajuwon participated in 104 official competitions, and the University of Houston scored 88 wins 16 losses. Led the team to the NCAA semi-finals for three consecutive seasons.

Although Jordan scored the winning goal in the NCAA finals and helped North Carolina win the championship, he was also named as a college player of the year and a player of the first team in the United States. But Jordan didn't have Olajuwon fire at that time. After all, Olajuwon's strength is there, and everyone will choose Olajuwon. And there was a popular saying at that time: the one who gets inside gets the world.

There is a saying about why the pioneers didn't choose Jordan. At that time, the pioneers had the same position as drexler and Jordan. Drexler 1983 was selected by Portland Trailblazers in the first round.