There are two things that are widely rumored about the NBA in the Olympic warm-up game, one is that in 84 Jordan led the college team to defeat the NBA All-Star team in 8 consecutive games (rumored to have 9 games), and the other is that in 1992, the Dream Team lost to the college team led by Grant Hill in the warm-up game, are these two things true?
Jordan didn't go to the '84 draft, and even postponed his signing in order to compete in the Olympics!
Many people don't know that Jordan did not go to the New York draft in 1984, Jordan received a notice of being selected for the United States team in May, so on the day of the draft, Jordan and teammate Sam Perkins were training in the training hall while paying attention to the results of the draft.
In addition, FIBA did not allow professional players to participate in international competitions at that time, so Jordan deliberately postponed the contract extension with the Bulls, because once the signing was completed, Jordan would become a professional player and lose the qualification to represent the national team.
Jordan's increase in center configuration works so well, but unfortunately it can't be replicated in the NBA
There were more than 60 people in the Olympic squad that year, Jordan was not on the list at first, and he did not receive an invitation until May, and the list selection went through a number of knockout games, Karl Malone was out of the 32 selections at 20, Barkley and Stockton were cut at the last minute, Barkley lost to Vaimantisdale in the same position, and Stockton lost to Vaughan Fleming because of inconsistent shooting.
In the Olympic warm-up match, the college team won all eight games, and the opponents were Magic, Bird, McHale and others!
It is indeed true that the warm-up team has won all eight games, and the warm-up opponents have but are not limited to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, McHale, Bill Wharton, Danny Angie, Robert Parish, James Worthy, Drexler, Larynans, Cooper, Inglish, etc., of course, there will be certain changes in the lineup every game due to personal schedules, but when the star is absent, it will be supplemented by other NBA players.
The purpose of arranging such a strong opponent in the warm-up game is to let young people experience some setbacks so as to lower their mentality and train steadily to prepare for the Olympics, but they did not expect that after the series started 96:90, 92:79, 96:85, 128:106, the NBA star team lost six games in a row, and the seventh star team was ready to save face, but Jordan scored 27 points and led the team to win 84:72.
In the seventh game of the warm-up game, Jordan scored 27 points
At that time, the head coach of the men's basketball team, Bob Knight, had a famous saying that passed down: if the draft was held a month later, maybe Jordan would be the champion!
In the end, the U.S. team won the Olympic gold medal in all 8 games in the '84 Olympics, averaging 95.4 points per game and outscoring their opponents by 32.1 points.
Who has made it to the NBA and what have they achieved?
Among them, Michael Jordan is the 84-year-old Tanhua, and Jordan is also the captain of this team.
Sam Perkins, the No. 4 pick in '84, is also from North Carolina and Jordan is teammates, Perkins is the vice captain of this team, and then played in the NBA for 17 years, averaging 11.9 points per game and was not selected as an All-Star.
Elvin Robertson, the No. 7 pick in '84, averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.7 steals per game in his career, was a four-time All-Star, a three-time steal king, and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team at his peak.
Leonwood, the No. 10 pick in '84, at the guard position, played only six years in the NBA, averaging 6.4 points and 3.2 assists per game.
Jeff Turner, the No. 17 pick in '84, is two meters tall and plays as a power forward, averaging 6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in the NBA, and his interior teammate during the O'Neal Magic period was him.
Men's basketball head coach Bob Knight also famously said when he replied to the Trail Blazers: Choose Jordan and let him play center
Vaughan Fleming, the No. 18 pick in '84, played as a guard, averaging 11.3 points and 4.8 assists per game in his career, with zero honors.
Patrick Ewing, the '85 No. 1 pick, is one of the four centers, is an 11-time All-Star, and has reached the Finals twice.
Vaimantisdale, an 85-year-old leader, is 2.06 meters tall and plays as a power forward, playing in the NBA for 12 years, averaging 22.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game at his peak.
Joe Klein, the No. 6 pick in '85, 2.11 meters as a center, averaged 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 15 years in the NBA.
Chris Mullin, the No. 7 pick in '85, a five-time All-Star, a first-team selection, is known as God's left hand.
The Dream Team of '92 also suffered this kind of embarrassment
The above are the nine players who entered the NBA in the future, of course, the story is not over, in 1992, the American Dream team also lost to the college sparring team in the Olympic warm-up game, the score was 62:54, but then Jordan strongly asked to play another game and save face, this college warm-up team is composed of Grant Hill, Webb, Hardaway, Houston and others, Jordan said after the game: If they (college team) also participate in the Olympics, then they will be the silver medal!