The saga of the 1984 NBA Draft, wherein the Portland Trail Blazers famously drafted Kentucky center Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan, has been replayed from endless perspectives since that fateful decision was made. Jordan would go on to win six championship with the Bulls while the Blazers remained empty, despite trips to the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals. Now Clyde Drexler, the core of those early-90’s Finals teams, is claiming that he and teammate Mychal Thompson knew that Jordan was the correct pick in that draft and that they tried to influence the Blazers accordingly.
Drexler Says He Wanted Michael Jordan Over Bowie for Blazers
