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On this day in 1984, Michael Jordan made his NBA debut, signing with Nike and putting up an impressive performance. He scored 16 points, had 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 2 steals. Jordan went on to have a successful rookie season, being named an All-Star starter, making the All-NBA 2nd team, winning Rookie of the Year, leading the NBA in total points, and finishing 6th in MVP voting. This date also saw the NBA debuts of John Stockton and Charles Barkley, who would go on to have illustrious careers and become NBA Hall of Famers.
39 years ago today, John Stockton made his NBA debut with the Utah Jazz. He only missed 22 games in 19 seasons. He averaged over 14 & 12 during 8 of those seasons and 17 & 14 during 2 of them. https://t.co/Vvw5zEu5yY
NBA Debuts: LeBron 10/29/03 CP3 11/1/05 KD 10/31/07 Steph 10/28/09 #TBT https://t.co/9kpJmphDJ9
Kobe 10 "All-Star" ⏩ Kobe 6 Protro PE ⏩ Trae Young 3 "Pulse Mint" ⏩ Luka 2 "Matador" ⏩ Harden Vol. 7 PE ⏩ T-Mac 3 Restomod ⏩ Kawhi 3 (Worn by Kawhi Leonard) ⏩ D.O.N. Issue #5 (worn by Donovan Mitchell) ⏩ KD 16 "Aunt Pearl" #NBAKicks https://t.co/x0fpwamzNK
On this date in 1984, three eventual NBA Hall of Famers make their NBA debuts: Michael Jordan: most PPG in NBA history John Stockton: most Assists, most Steals in NBA history Charles Barkley: 1 of 5 to average 22 points, 11 rebounds in career (Kareem, Wilt, Baylor, Pettit) https://t.co/PynoZA5oGH
39 YEARS AGO TODAY (H)Akeem Olajuwon made his NBA debut with the Houston Rockets Best Rookie Games 42 PTS, 13 REB (18/22 FG) 34 PTS, 20 REB 33 PTS, 11 REB, 8 BLK 30 PTS, 25 REB 27 PTS, 14 REB, 8 BLK 20 PTS, 25 REB, 7 BLK https://t.co/NhvsawmjhN
On this date 39 years ago... MJ played in his first NBA game. 🐐 https://t.co/jaNuhygV4w
39 YEARS AGO TODAY 🐐 MICHAEL JORDAN signed with Nike ($500K/year for 5 years) & made his NBA debut: 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS All-Star Starter All-NBA 2nd team Rookie of the Year Led NBA in total PTS 6th in MVP voting https://t.co/F9DV7JwG3B https://t.co/TDztom6dIZ
This Day In 1984: Michael Jordan’s NBA debut. 19.7% of Chicago Stadium is empty for the game. In order to draw a better crowd, Bulls hire the San Diego Chicken to perform at halftime. Best seat in the house is $11.50, $34 in today’s money. https://t.co/PPhRzZONfo
LeBron 21 "Dragon Pearl" ⏩ Kobe 8 Proteo "Halo" ⏩ TWO WXY v4 Jamal Murray PE ⏩ Curry 11 "Future Curry" ⏩ KD 16 ⏩ Book 1 ⏩ Kobe 6 "Reverse Grinch" (worn by Jaxson Hayes) #NBAKicks https://t.co/4dplKseNJU