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Tip-Off: How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever

by Filip Bondy

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The decisions behind basketball’s defining 1984 draft

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The decisions behind basketball’s defining 1984 draft

Filip Bondy reconstructs the lead-up to the 1984 NBA draft through the choices, calculations, and unrealized transactions surrounding its most consequential prospects. The book places Michael Jordan’s decision about entering the draft alongside Hakeem Olajuwon’s selection, Portland’s choice of Sam Bowie, Charles Barkley’s efforts to influence his destination, and trades that remained only possibilities. Framed as a behind-the-scenes account of a pivotal draft, it examines how team needs, injuries, player strategy, and front-office judgment shaped a moment whose consequences extended far beyond draft night.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Basketball history readers
  • Fans interested in NBA draft strategy and front-office decisions
  • Readers curious about Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, and Sam Bowie

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1984 NBA DraftDraft decisionsTeam strategyPlayer agencyBasketball history

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Book overview

The 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 himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior year...to Charles Barkley's calculated attempt to avoid being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and to improve his position at the Olympic trials...to the trades that were considered but fatefully never made.

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