The road to fame was that Jordan studied at Wilmington High School. Although he had a rough time at that time, he was suspended many times in the first grade, just because the short man of 5 feet 11 inches was eliminated from the basketball school team. He was excluded from the following events, but eventually he became an outstanding student and outstanding star on the baseball team, basketball team and football team. In the summer between the second and third grade, Jordan grew 4 inches and he became more focused. After practicing his skills, he finally allowed the school team to average 25 points per game in the third and fourth grade seasons. In his fourth grade, Jordan was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team and became the only player in history to achieve a triple-double, averaging 29.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. After graduating from high school, a high school student with rebounds and 10.1 assists, Jordan was selected to the All-American high school team and entered North Carolina, which he yearned for. As a freshman, he lived somewhat in the shadow of senior James Worthy and Sam Perkins. But in the NCAA In the finals against Georgetown University, Jordan shined. He scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and hit the winning shot in the last 18 seconds, giving North Carolina a 63-62 victory. Let another one from the University of Georgia. The great rookie -- Patrick Ewing -- came up short, just as he would in the NBA years later. The next year, he was named College Player of the Year by The Sporting News. The third year, he again He was elected and won the Naismith and Wooden Awards. That year, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third overall pick in the draft. The first pick selected by the Houston Rockets that year was, as everyone expected, the 7-foot center from the University of Houston - Big Dream Harkey. Hakeem Olajuwon. Surprisingly, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Kentucky's 7-foot-1 center Sam Bowie second overall. Bowie suffered several injuries in college, but the Trail Blazers still did not select Jordan. , because they acquired another exciting shooting guard the year before, the glider Clyde Drexler. In the end, Drexler became a star and Bowie, an injury-prone guy, was He spent his career in mediocrity. After losing the title in the 1984 Olympics, Jordan's rookie season was brilliant and he won the title of Rookie of the Year. That year, he averaged 28.2 points per game (second only to Bernard King and Bird) also had 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists and was selected to the second team. More importantly, the Bulls won 11 more games than the previous year and successfully advanced to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs , Jordan scored 29.3 points per game, but unfortunately the team lost 3:1 to the Milwaukee Bucks and was eliminated. "In his rookie season, his attack range was not wide enough, and his defense seemed a bit loose." . His first NBA coach Kevin Loughery said so. His mid-range shooting - 8-15 feet from the basket - is still very good (51.5 field goal percentage), and his steals also cover up his body when defending. The shortcomings of his less-than-standard posture. Improving in these two areas will eventually allow him to become a threat to the opponent in any position on the court and make him the best one-on-one defensive player. "Even when he is a rookie. Before the season officially started, people were sure that the Rockets and Trail Blazers would regret their choices." Bernard King, the scoring champion of the year, told Hoop magazine as early as the preseason. Speaking of which - "I can only say," King said: "The people of Chicago are really making a lot of money." Facts have proved so. Jordan conquered the public in his rookie season, and the number of spectators coming to the Chicago Stadium to watch games increased exponentially. As long as they can see Jordan's wonderful performance, the fans of the opposing team are even willing to pay the price of losing the game. And Jordan's off-court performance is as unique and charming as he is on the basketball court. Because of his unlimited bright prospects ,
Nike signed him early as its main sneaker spokesperson, but the results far exceeded expectations. During Jordan's rookie preseason, he wore an unprecedented Bulls red and black colorway. The NBA initially considered this shoe to be a violation of the "Uniform Consistency Code" and he would be fined if he continued to wear it. He still wore it a few more times. As a result, this shoe and other AJ series shoes caused unprecedented craze in the market. . Unlike most NBA players, his contract allows him to play at any time during the offseason - a clause known as the "Basketball Love Clause." He has a habit of sticking his tongue out when he flies to the hoop - - Just like his father did when he was doing mechanical work, this move became one of his personal trademarks. He always wore his beloved North Carolina shorts under the Bulls shorts, which led him to start wearing longer balls. Pants, or because lengthened shorts can make him more comfortable to wear. Whatever the reason, loose and loose shorts have become a fashion that has spread throughout the league and even other sports. This rookie's magic has even been cast on the referees. They say that he enjoys a little preferential treatment that veterans who have worked hard for many years can enjoy, so that he will not be blown away even if he takes one more step. Many people say that the reason why he The reason he was able to pass the defender so easily was because he walked. But according to slow-motion analysis, the real reason was that his first step was too fast, and he did not violate any rules. Despite all the attention, Jordan remained humble. He never ridiculed the Blazers for not selecting him, telling Sports Illustrated before his rookie season: "He (Bowie) is a better fit for them than I am. They already have enough big guards and small forwards." His self-effacement is even more obvious in another sentence in the same article: "I hope I can play in an All-Star game at least once in my life." This goal was quickly achieved, and soon after he was voted as the starting shooting guard for the Eastern Team in the All-Star Game. At the All-Star Game, he encountered his first career obstacle: his teammate, Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons. The media believed that Thomas deliberately froze the performance of this golden rookie in the All-Star Game by not passing the ball, so that Jordan, as the starting shooting guard, only scored 7 points in 22 minutes of playing time. For the rest of the days, he could only face this so-called conspiracy alone. Speculations about this incident continued for a long time, but Thomas himself denied this theory. In the end, this feud ended with Thomas, then the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star Team, convincing Vince Carter to give up the starting position to Jordan, who participated in the last All-Star Game in the 2003 All-Star Game. After playing just three games in his second season, Jordan broke a bone in his left foot and was unable to attend the All-Star Game despite being voted into the All-Star Game. But when he returned to the court at the end of the season, he scored 63 points in the first round of the playoffs against the Celtics, a historical playoff scoring record. After two overtimes, the Bulls finally lost one point to 131-132, and left the playoffs with the fate of being swept; but in this series of games, Jordan scored an average of 43.7 points, which made all players who had ever Anyone who doubted Jordan's ability shut up. Starting from the 1986-87 season, his career-long campaign to rewrite NBA records officially began. This year he averaged 37.1 points per game, and maintained 30 points in the next 7 years; scored 40 points in 9 consecutive games, and scored 23 points in a game... These are NBA records. He won the Slam Dunk Contest trophy in the All-Star Game and successfully defended it the following year. Unfortunately, the Celtics once again eliminated the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. After the season, the Bulls' management began to build a championship-level team. The team selected power forward Horace Grant, and on draft day, they traded center Olden Polyinice from the Seattle SuperSonics for versatile small forward Scottie Pippen.
In the 1987-88 season, Jordan won all the important awards you can think of, including Most Valuable Player, Best Defensive Player, All-Star MVP... everything. With the help of strong teammates, Jordan led the Bulls to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers and pass the first round of the playoffs. However, they lost 1-4 to the Detroit Pistons in the second round. The Pistons are known as the "Bad Boys", and their extremely aggressive style of play allowed Jordan's Bulls to return with hatred in the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive years. The Pistons coaching staff created a defensive strategy called the "Jordan Rules". Simply put, there are always two or three people double-teaming Jordan. Although the Bulls have been unable to overcome this difficulty, they are getting closer to the championship little by little! In the 1988-89 season, Jordan had a bumper harvest, averaging 32.5 points per game and a career-high 8.0 assists per game, ranking 10th in the league. As well as a career-high 8.0 rebounds and a league-leading 2.89 steals. In the decisive game 5 of the first round of the playoffs against the Cavaliers, Jordan shot a long buzzer-beating jumper over Craig Ehlo, giving the Bulls a win. 101-100 narrowly defeated the opponent. This wonderful goal, known as "the shot" in history, will always remain in people's hearts. Before the start of the 1989-90 season, Sports Illustrated published an article saying that Jordan was considering playing on the PGA tour after retiring. Meanwhile, Chicago's front office was making other moves. That summer, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and hired Phal Jackson. Under Jackson's guidance, the Bulls began to practice the "Triangle Offense," a tactical system that uses quick passes and cuts to create opportunities for five people on the field. However, when the tactics failed and there was not much offensive time, Jordan had the right to fire at will. . In the regular season that year, the Bulls scored a record of 55-27, which was the Bulls' best record since the 1971-72 season. Jordan scored a career-high 69 points in the game against the Cavaliers. After a Defeated the opponent 117-113 in overtime. His three-point shot has also begun to become a weapon, and his shooting percentage of 37.6 is a full 10 points higher than before. However, the Pistons once again shattered the Bulls' dream in the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Losing to the Pistons for three consecutive years has made many people doubt that a scoring machine like Jordan cannot win the championship title. There are many critics who think that he is not as good as Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the two superstars of the 1980s. They think that Jordan is just a pure scorer and cannot make teammates like Larry Bird and Magic. Do better; Bird and Magic helped the team become a top team as soon as they joined the team, but Jordan's Bulls were still a mid-range team until the late 1980s. But the rise of the Bulls dynasty after 1991 and Jordan's gradual maturity made them shut up. In the 1991 season, Jordan led the Bulls to great success. They only lost two games in the entire playoffs and reached the top for the first time with absolute dominance. This included taking revenge by sweeping the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, and defeating the Lakers in straight games at home in the Finals to win the championship. Since Magic Johnson retired soon due to AIDS, this game became the swan song of the Lakers' "Showtime". Jordan averaged 31.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game, and won the first of his six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player trophies. At this time, Jordan had completely shaved his head. On the one hand, he led a new trend in hairstyle, and on the other hand, he also made himself look more outstanding. He finally fulfilled his championship dream. Although he has harsh demands and harsh criticism on his teammates, victory is the best lubricant. In the next two years, the Bulls defeated Clyde Drexler's Trail Blazers and Charles Barkley's Suns in six games to win the championship.
In the later stages of this three-peat, Jordan is no longer just a star, he has reached the realm of a hero. Early in his career, he envied Peter Pan's gravity-defying jumps and his ability to stay young forever. However, in the past three years, players and teams seem to have recognized that it is Jordan who "jumps away from the gravity of the earth and can stay young forever." He has countless fans of all ages, especially children. He seems to have a kind of magic, just like the sports drink advertisement he endorses says "Be Like Mike", which makes those children follow them crazily. Follow his footsteps.