Is Michael Jordan the worst owner in NBA History?

[tomtucker]

why is he not the Bulls GM........??

[sipitri]

Charlotte has only been to the playoffs once since he's been there. He did some boneheaded things in Washington too.

- Drafted Kwame Brown with the #1 pick
- Traded Rip Hamilton for Stackhouse (Washington)
- Drafted Adam Morrison with the #3 pick
- Drafted Brandan Wright instead of Jokim Noah
- Drafted D.J. Augustin instead of Brook Lopez
- Drafted Gerald Henderson instead of Ty Lawson
- Drafted soon to be bust Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- Traded Tyson Chandler for nothing
- Traded away Tobias Harris

Tyson Chandler was sucking hard and had an awful contract, it was the right move to trade him.

[La Frescobaldi]

That was Larry Browns doing I believe. He wanted Augustin and they relented and picked him even though they told Lopez he was their guy.

Also, MJ doesn't have much to do with decision making anymore. He's got Rod Higgins and Richard Cho doing all that now, so it's not like you can blame him for guys like MKG (who still has potential to be a really good player)

Selecting trash management is a far greater evil to a franchise than poor player selection. Lasts far longer, and has a worse impact for the team itself since they see what dullards they are working for.

Inability to select quality staff is the worst failure there is in a businessman.

[wagexslave]

From GOAT to WOAT

[Scholar]

No, I think Donald Sterling still holds that title. Let's not forget that the Clippers have only been relevant for 3 seasons in their entire franchise history (2006, 2012 & 2013).

Michael Jordan has been awful so far, but Donald Sterling had been awful for a much longer period of time.

You know a team's owner is terrible when every year he has a "Draft Party" and celebrates his GMs picking the worst players of the bunch. He's the same guy who allowed Olowakandi to be picked up #1 overall over guys like VC, PP, Dirk, Mike Bibby & Antawn Jamison.

[bmd]

why is he not the Bulls GM........??

Well he's from North Carolina... And Charlotte is in North Carolina.

That would be my guess.

[TheBigVeto]

If he's not, he's at least top 3.
GOAT player and WOAT owner. The only person who holds such distinction, he should be proud.

[Goldrush25]

It's tough to argue with his results. But it's not shocking. Just because you're a great chef, doesn't mean you're qualified to open and run a successful restaurant.

MJ did not acquire his wealth due to any measurable business acumen. He got it because he knew how to bounce and shoot a basketball. Running a team requires hiring and entrusting staff to make decisions on player personnel. There are GMs, scouts, statisticians who make a living off of evaluating players. They know what to look for in players. MJ does not.

I imagine MJ has too many opinions on player decisions, and no one in that organization has the balls to say "No Mr. Jordan, you don't know what you're talking about. Let us make that decision." He needs to surround himself with people that will do that, but he never will.

[b0bab0i]

AMMO was decent before his knee injury.

[KyleKong]

Everyone is bad at something. Looks like MJ founds his Achilles heel (No pun intended on Kobe) with being a business owner.

[Bandito]

Wait doesn't MJ have a gm? Or does he only have one in paper and he's the real GM of the Bobcats?

[KyleKong]

Wait doesn't MJ have a gm? Or does he only have one in paper and he's the real GM of the Bobcats?

Knowing how competitive MJ is and how much he likes to control everything, my assumption is he has just a paper GM but MJ is the real puppet master behind the Bobcat's destruction.

[FreezingTsmoove]

How the **** is MKG a future bust? Please explain OP? The stupidity of ISH never ceases to amaze me.

[FreezingTsmoove]

why is he not the Bulls GM........??

Jordan bleeds North Carolina blue

[LLK21]