Jordan was born in Brooklyn and spent his childhood in Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended Emsley A. Laney High School, where he was A B+ average and a star in three sports - football (4), baseball, and basketball. He majored in geography at university. Jordan joined Laney High School's varsity team, the second year 5 '11 "thin Jordan was kicked out of the school team, by the senior year, his height has soared to 6' 3", from then on, he really stepped on the road to superstar.
Jordan attended Wilmington High School. He was suspended several times as a freshman, only to be kept out of the varsity basketball team for the rest of the year because he was 5 '11 "short, but he eventually became a standout student and star on the baseball, basketball and football teams. The summer between his second and third years, Jordan grew four inches, and he worked on his game even more. He allowed the varsity team to average 25 points per game during his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, Jordan was named to the McDonald's All-American team and became the only high school student in history to record a triple-double averaging 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists per game.
After graduating from high school, Jordan, who was selected as an All-American high school team, entered North Carolina. As a rookie, he lived somewhat in the shadow of seniors James Worthy and Sam Perkins. But in the NCAA Finals against Georgetown, Jordan shone. He scored 16 points and nine boards and hit the game-winning basket with 18 seconds left to give North Carolina a 63-62 victory. Let another great University of Georgia recruit, gorilla Patrick Ewing, return for nothing, as he would years later in the NBA.
The following year, he was named the Sporting News' college Player of the Year. The following year, he was re-elected and won the Naismith and Wooden Awards. He was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls.
The first overall pick of the Houston Rockets that year was, as expected, the University of Houston 7-foot center - Big Dream Hakeem? Hakeem Olajuwon. Surprisingly, the Portland Trail Blazers picked Kentucky's 7-foot-1 center Sam Bowie at No. 2. Bowie suffered a few injuries in college, but the Trail Blazers still didn't go with Jordan because they acquired another exciting shooting guard the previous year in Clyde Glider. Clyde Drexler. In the end, Drexler became a star and Bowie, an injury-prone guy, lived out his career in mediocrity. Trouble ensued, as Jordan came under scrutiny for his gambling behavior; And to make matters worse, his father was murdered. His father is Jordan's spiritual pillar, is he supported Jordan step by step to the ladder of success.
After breaking the crown at the 84 Olympics, Jordan had a brilliant rookie season and won the title of best rookie. That year, he averaged 28.2 points (behind Bernard King and Bird) along with 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists and was named to the second team. More importantly, the Bulls won 11 more games than the previous year to qualify for 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 from the playoffs.
"In his rookie season, he didn't have enough range to attack, and he was a little loose on defense." Said Kevin Loughery, his first NBA coach. He still shoots from mid-range -- 8 to 15 feet to the rim -- very well (51.5 percent), and his steals mask his lack of form on defense. Improving in both areas will eventually enable him to become a threat from any position on the court and make him the best one-on-one defender.
"Even before his rookie season officially started, people were sure the Rockets and Blazers were going to regret their choice," then-leading scorer Bernard King told Hoop magazine in a preseason interview
"All I can say," King says, "is that the people of Chicago are really making money." As it turned out, Jordan conquered the masses in his rookie season, and the crowd at the Chicago Coliseum grew exponentially. As long as they can see Jordan's wonderful performance, the opposing team's fans are even willing to pay the price of losing the game.
And Jordan's off-court presence was as unique and charismatic as his on-court presence. Because of his unlimited good prospects, Nike signed him early as the main shoe spokesman, but the effect is still far more than expected. During Jordan's rookie preseason, he wore an unprecedented red and black Bulls combat boot, which the NBA initially considered a violation of the "uniform compliance code" and would have fined him if he continued to wear it. He wore it a few more times, and it and other MJ shoes became an unprecedented hit. Unlike most NBA players, his contract allows him to play at any time during the offseason - a clause known as the "love of basketball clause."
He used to stick his tongue out as he flew into the hoop - just like his father did when he did mechanical work, and this movement became one of his personal trademarks. He always wore his beloved North Carolina pants under his Bulls pants, which led him to start wearing longer pants, or because longer pants made him more comfortable. Whatever the reason, baggy pants became a fashion that spread across the league and other sports.
The rookie's magic even trickled down to the referees, who said he enjoyed a little of the perks that veterans who have struggled for years enjoy, so much so that he could take an extra step without being called for a move. A lot of people say the reason he's able to get past defenders so easily is because he's walking. But the real reason, according to slow-motion analysis, was that his first move was too fast, and he didn't break any rules.
Despite all the attention, Jordan has remained humble. He never taunted the Blazers for not selecting him, telling Sports Illustrated before his rookie season: "He's a better fit for them than I am. They've got enough big guards and small forwards." His self-deprecation is more evident in another sentence in the same article: "I hope I can play at least once in my life."
This goal was quickly achieved, and soon after, he was voted the starting shooting guard for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game. At the All-Star Game, he encountered the first obstacle of his career: his teammate, Titer, led the Pistons' Isaiah Johnson. I'm Isiah Thomas. The media believed that Thomas deliberately froze the golden rookie's All-Star Game by not passing the ball, so that Jordan, the starting shooting guard, scored just seven points in 22 minutes of playing time. He spent the rest of the day alone in the face of this alleged conspiracy. There has been long speculation about this, but Thomas himself denied it. In the end, the feud ended with Thomas, then the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, convincing Vince in the 2003 All-Star Game. Vince Carter gave up the starting job to Jordan, who played in his last All-Star Game.
Just three games into his second season, Jordan broke a bone in his left foot and missed the All-Star game despite being voted in. But after returning to the court late in the season, he scored 63 points in the first round of the playoffs against the Celtics. After two overtimes, the Bulls finally lost 131-135, and were swept out of the playoffs; But in this series of games, Jordan scored a 43.7 average score, which made all the people who had doubted Jordan's ability to shut up.
Beginning with the 86-87 season, his career-long campaign to rewrite NBA records began in earnest. He scored 37.1 points per game that year, and has maintained a 30-point scoring average for the next seven years. Scoring 40+ points in nine consecutive games and 23 consecutive points in a single game are NBA records. He won the Slam Dunk Contest at the All-Star Game and defended it the following year. Sadly, the Celtics once again eliminated the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs.
After the season, the Bulls' front office began assembling a championship-caliber team. The team drafted power forward Hollis? Horace Grant and center Olden Polyinice acquired versatile small forward Scotty from the Seattle Supersonics on draft day. Scottie Pippen. In the 87-88 season, Jordan won every major award you can think of: Most Valuable Player, best defensive player, All-Star MVP.With the help of his strong teammates, Jordan led the Bulls past the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs before losing 1-4 to the Detroit Pistons in the second round. The Pistons are known as the "bad boy Corps", and their aggressive style of play has allowed Jordan's Bulls to return home in the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive years. The Pistons coaching staff created a defensive strategy called the "Jordan Rule," which simply means always having two or three people double team Jordan. Although the Bulls have been unable to overcome this difficulty, but they are getting closer to the championship!
In the 1988-89 season, Jordan scored 32.5 points per game, and his career-high 8.0 assists per game ranked 10th in the league, as well as a career-high 8.0 rebounds and a career-high 2.89 steals. In the decisive Game 5 of the first-round playoff series against the Cavaliers, Jordan played a key role in the game. Craig Ehlo hit a long buzzer-beating jumper over his head to give the Bulls a 101-100 victory. This wonderful goal, known in history as "the shot", will remain in people's hearts forever.
Starting with the 86-87 season, he went on to rewrite NBA records throughout his career. He scored 37.1 this year, a 30-plus score for the next seven years. He has scored 40 points in nine straight games and 23 in one game. Those are NBA records. He won the Slam Dunk championship at the All-Star Game and successfully defended it the following year. Unfortunately, the Celtics eliminated the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs.
By the end of the season, the Bulls' management had begun to assemble a championship team. The team selected power forward Horace? Horace Grant, who acquired versatile small forward Scotty from NBA center Oden Polinis' Seattle Supersonics. Scottie Pippen. In the 87-88 season, Jordan won every major award you can think of, Most Valuable Player, best defensive player, All-Star MVP... With the help of his powerful teammates, Jordan led the Bulls to Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs, but lost to the Detroit Pistons 1-4 in the second round.
The Pistons were dubbed the "bad boys" for their aggressive tactics that sent Jordan's Bulls back to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. The Pistons coaching staff has developed a defensive strategy called the Jordan Rule, which simply says there are always two or three. Although the Bulls have come through this rough patch, they are close to a championship!