Michael Jordan and his Early Career

Michael Jordan attended the University of North Carolina in the fall of 1981 on his basketball scholarship to play for Dean Smith one of the greatest college coaches ever. In his freshman year at North Carolina he averaged 13.4 points per a game and was named ACC rookie of the year. The next season at North Carolina was a big one for Michael, because he hit the game winning jump shot in the NCAA Championship game against Georgetown. He hit the shot against Patrick Ewing who he became rivals with later on in his career in the NBA. Michael described the shot as a turning point in his career and he knew that he could go on to do great things. Michael ended up only playing one more year at North Carolina before deciding to enter the NBA draft a year before he was suppose to graduate. He played three years at North Carolina and thought it was his time to go to the NBA where he could play amongst the best. Michael was picked third overall in the draft to the Chicago Bulls. Two years later Michael went back to North Carolina to get his degree in cultural geography.
During Michael’s rookie season in the NBA he averaged 28.2 points per a game. He grabbed the attention of a lot of fans and then only a month into the season he appeared on sports illustrated and the caption was “A Star is Born.” Later on that season Michael was elected to the all-star game, which not many rookies get to play in. The season went on and Michael played well and the Bulls made the playoffs. They got swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first four games. Next season rolled around and it started off good for Michael until he broke his foot and missed the final 64 games of the regular season. He was healthy for the playoffs and played in the series against the Boston Celtics. He scored a playoff record 63 points, but the Bulls lost four straight games and were sent home early once again. The next season Michael averaged 37.1 points per a game and had over 3,000 points for the season, which only Wilt Chamberlain has done. He also recorded of 200 steals and 100 blocks. The Bulls made the playoffs but lost to the Celtics in the first round. Michael played great the next three seasons, but the Bulls never made it past the Detroit Pistons, but that would change the following season. Michael wanted to be labeled as an all-time great like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, but in order to do so, you need to win NBA championships and that’s what Michael had his eyes on.
The 1990-91 season rolled around and Michael was ready to win a championship. He won another MVP that year, his second so far since he’s been in the league. The Bulls won their division that year and set a franchise record of 61 wins. The Bulls went on to beat Detroit Pistons and finally advance to the NBA championship for the first time in Michael’s professional career. The Bulls played the Lakers and the all-time great Magic Johnson and ended up winning the championship in five games. Michael Jordan was named MVP of the finals. Jordan and the Bulls went on to win two more consecutive championships and that gave them three in a row. He then went on to play for the Olympics in 1992 on the so called “Dream Team.” They were the best Olympian basketball team that anyone has ever seen, every game they played was a blowout and they won the gold medal with ease, adding another achievement to Michael’s resume.
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