- Michael Jordan told his teammate that he was getting traded while he was eating at Olive Garden
- The teammate had requested Jordan to talk to the Bulls’ GM
- But it turned out to be a disastrous move as the Bulls became champions a few years later
Michael Jordan often hailed as the greatest basketball player of all time, not only dominated on the court but also played an unexpected role as a team manager during his NBA career. Jordan found himself in a peculiar position when his teammate, Brad Sellers, asked for his help to get traded.
Brad Sellers, selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1986 NBA Draft, had high hopes for his career in the NBA. However, as the seasons progressed, his minutes on the court diminished due to the emergence of talented first-round picks, Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, in 1987.
By 1989, Sellers found himself on the outside of the rotation and desperately wanted to secure a trade away from the team. So he went to Jordan to beg him to talk to Bulls GM Jerry Krause:
“I told MJ, you got to go in there and tell them that this is not going to work for me here.”
Jordan obliged and said he would talk to Krause. And within a day, Sellers got his answer. When Seller was having lunch at Olive Garden, he received a call from Jordan and he said:
“They’re trading you to Seattle tomorrow. Good luck, B.”
Sellers got his move but he was traded to the Wolves a year later. He would later sign with the Pistons in 1991, the same year Jordan and the Bulls won their first title.
Why Brad Sellers Regretted Getting Asking Michael Jordan For Help?
But Sellers later realized that he had made a massive mistake. As soon as he got to Seattle, he realized the massive blunder that he had just committed. He would later admit that he was young and naïve.
Just a couple of years after Sellers’ departure from the Bulls, the team achieved unprecedented success, winning three consecutive NBA championships from 1991 to 1993. The Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and a strong supporting cast, became an unstoppable force in the league.
They continued their success in 1996, winning three more titles in a row and becoming one of the greatest dynasties in NBA History. By leaving the team when he did, Sellers missed the chance to be part of one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history.
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