Tip-Off

How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever

Filip Bondy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2008
Da Capo Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-306-81612-3 (ISBN)

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A revealing, behind-the-scenes account of the 1984 NBA draft, considered the greatest ever, as general managers, coaches, and players describe what really went down

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.

Filip Bondy is a sports columnist at the New York Daily News, where he has worked since 1993. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.4.2008
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Basketball
ISBN-10	0-306-81612-1 / 0306816121
ISBN-13	978-0-306-81612-3 / 9780306816123
Zustand	Neuware