Former NBA executive Rod Thorn recently revealed to David Kaplan of ESPN Chicago 1000 AM that when he was general manager of the Chicago Bulls, that the Philadelphia 76ers wanted to trade for the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft that became Michael Jordan.
Thorn should be taken at his word as a longtime executive, most recently for the Sixers in 2010-2012. Apparently both the 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks made “strong” offers for the pick. Sadly, Thorn didn’t reveal what the potential package for Jordan looked like from Philly.