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Today in 1984: Jordan was selected by the Bulls in the third pick, Big Dream No. 1 pick, Barkley played No. 5 show

6:15pm, 19 June 2025【Basketball】

June 19th, today in 1984, the NBA draft was successfully held. "Big Dream" Hakeem Olajuwon was won by the Rockets as the No. 1 pick, while Jordan was selected by the Bulls at the third pick.

On June 19, 1984, David Stern, who succeeded O'Brien as NBA president, came to the NBA draft for the first time. He read out the draft pick that year:

1, Hakeem Olajuwon, selected by the Rockets, selected by the Trail Blazers, selected by the Trail Blazers, selected by Michael Jordan, selected by the Bulls, 4, Sam Perkins, selected by the Mavericks (the Mavericks at the time), 4, Charles Barkley, selected by 76 people

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7, Elvin Robertson was selected by the Spurs

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9, Otis Thorpe was selected by the Kings

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11, Kevin Willis was selected by the Hawks

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16, John Stockton was selected by the Jazz

In the 1984-85 season, Jordan finally won the Rookie of the Year with a luxurious data averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals.