{"id":1512488,"date":"2022-06-08T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1512488"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:56:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:56:55","slug":"magic-johnson-claims-chicago-bulls-never-got-michael-jordan-wasnt-drafted-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/magic-johnson-claims-chicago-bulls-never-got-michael-jordan-wasnt-drafted-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Johnson Claims the Chicago Bulls Never Would've Got Michael Jordan if He Wasn't Drafted to the Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Magic Johnson<\/a> and Michael Jordan are two of the best players in NBA history. Both won multiple championships during their remarkable careers. Johnson was one of the most dominant players of the 1980s, helping the Lakers win five NBA titles in that decade. Meanwhile, Jordan led the Bulls to six titles in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Johnson believes Jordan's career trajectory<\/a> might have turned out differently if the Lakers didn't draft him. If the Lakers didn't land Johnson, he might have gone to the Bulls. If that happened, Chicago likely would not have been in a position to take Jordan with the second pick in the 1984 draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Los Angeles Lakers get Magic Johnson due to a coin flip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On this day in 1979... Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson made his @NBA<\/a> debut.

He scored 26 PTS & celebrated the victory after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knocked down the sky-hook game-winner.
#NBAVault<\/a> #NBA75<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/j5l6feqz4p<\/a><\/p>— NBA History (@NBAHistory) October 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>