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Bobby does not consign his big break to a “higher power”—what Penn Jillette hero ever could

Tip-Off: How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever BOTY_2025 Their relationships begin to frayThe 1984 NBA draft is most remembered as the one where Michael Jordan slipped to third behind number one pick Hakeem Olajuwon and the immortal Sam Bowie. You could understand the Houston Rockets choosing Olajuwon, but how on earth could the Portland Trailblazers pass up Jordan for the injury prone Bowie? For the first time, Filip Bondy pieces together the entire backstory of the draft: from Michael Jordan's indecision over whether he should declare