Michael Jordan is considered the best basketball player of all time.. Only LeBron James for a few years has allowed himself to discuss that condition. Six champion rings in six NBA finals with their respective MVPs, 10 titles for best scorer of the seasonfifth player with the most points in NBA history, 14 appearances in the All Star, Olympic champion, withdrawals and returns, deeds on the verge of 40 years… There are plenty of reasons to think so, that he is the best.
But when you retire, The great players do not always manage to transfer their skills on the field to the benches or offices. It has happened to Jordan. In June 2006 he became a minority shareholder in the then Charlotte Bobcats and since April 2010 he has been the owner of the franchise, renamed the Hornets in 2014. Last week it became known that it was considering selling most of its shares. If the deal goes through, he would leave as one of the worst owners in NBA history..
Since ‘Air’ arrived at the entity and up to the present, the results have been profoundly disappointing. With the current one, they would be 17 seasons in which in four of them the team ended with a positive balance and in only three reached the playoffs. In all of them they lost in the first round and in two of them 4-0. When the Kings certify their presence in the title series shortly this season, the Hornets will have the longest non-playoff active streak in the NBA: seven years. Counting the last meeting, the historical balance since Jordan’s landing is 563 wins and 779 losses. A poor 41.9% win percentage.
worst season ever
These figures include worst season in nba history. In the 2011-12 academic year, reduced to only 66 games due to a lockout, the team they won seven games and lost 59, including the last 23 in a row. The 10.6% of victories is listed in the NBA books as another Jordan record, although this one is in dubious taste.
The myth of the Bulls (and the Wizards) he became the manager of basketball operations since joining the franchise in 2006. The much-improvable moves that have been made since then have been on his part, although he had the help of collaborators such as Rod Higgins, his former teammate in the Bulls and father of the Barça player Cory Higgins, whom he himself fired; Rich Cho and Mitch Kupchak, who also commanded the Lakers.
questionable decisions
Just looking at the draft, some of the questionable decisions during his tenure are choosing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist over Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard; Cody Zeller ahead of Steven Adams, Rudy Gobert and Giannis Antetokounmpo (although 13 other franchises also let him through); Noah Vonleh ahead of Zach LaVine; Frank Kaminsky ahead of Devin Booker; Malik Monk ahead of Donovan Mitchell and Bam Adebayo; and he also selected Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, currently fifth-leading scorer in the NBA, to trade him that same night for Miles Bridges.
When Jordan arrived in Charlotte, his mere presence was expected to be able to attract some stars to the franchise and make it competitive. It has never been like that. The city also does not have an attractive market. There are many other teams that are a better showcase. Now, the piece to build on is LaMelo Ball, one of the few hits in the rookie draw, but who has been plagued by injuries in recent times. “I love it here”, he has told her recently despite that the team is the fourth worst in the NBA and penultimate in the Eastern Conference with a balance of 23-50. It is the current landscape of Jordan and it is very similar to what he has lived in the last 17 years.
