Michael Jordan is widely acknowledged for being the GOAT. He was known for being perfection itself in the NBA Finals, and a multiple-time scoring champion that dominated the league.
While he did have a stint with the Washington Wizards, Michael Jordan is most well known for his time with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan’s prime was spent in Chicago, and he won two three-peats, separated by his retirement in the middle.
However, history could have turned out differently. M. L. Carr was the GM of the Boston Celtics at the time, and he recently stated that he was trying to get the Chicago Bulls to let him talk to Michael Jordan during the latter’s retirement, as he felt that he could convince Michael Jordan to join the Boston Celtics. He even offered Jerry Krause a first-round pick to have the ability to speak to Michael Jordan but was ultimately rebuffed.
Michael Jordan was almost a Boston Celtic?
Former Celtics player, coach, and general manager M.L. Carr tells @DarthAmin and @adaniels33 he tried to convince the Bulls to let him talk to MJ after Michael retired. pic.twitter.com/QIly9QyqDa
— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) November 10, 2021
Here’s the deal… I’ve known Michael all his life… I felt that if and just the chance to talk to him to get him to come back out of retirement, it’d be worth laying out a first round pick.
I felt like I could convince him to put on the green uniform. Have an incredible new marketing path and make a fortune doing that… coming to the Celtics would have been a great thing. I offered Jerry, and when it got out that it happened, Jerry denied that it happened.
Imagining Michael Jordan on the Boston Celtics is certainly interesting. While the Boston Celtics weren’t exactly a top-tier team during the 90s, but Michael Jordan could have changed that.
There have been other teams that have tried to sign Michael Jordan, such as the Dallas Mavericks in 2001. They all failed aside from the Wizards, but it’s definitely fun to think about what would happen if Michael Jordan left the Chicago Bulls for another contending team.
