Watch: Wild Reason Michael Jordan Took Magic Johnson’s Spot Revealed

Head coach Phil Jackson helped Michael Jordan win six titles with the Chicago Bulls in the 90s. MJ played with Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, Scott Burrell, Jason Caffey and many others. He was competitive and awesome. Jordan had a game-winner against Bryon Russell in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. This gave the Bulls a big win. Kenny Thomas talked about Jordan, his success and the wild reason he had to take Magic Johnson’s spot.

A wild reason for success

There was a major difference between Johnson and Jordan in terms of doing business.

“Well, you really can’t draw the line because they are their own unique individuals when it comes to in basketball, you know what I mean?… it’s like you have basketball and then you have business. They have their own brands and what’s good for one brand, might not be good for the other brand. And the fact of being able to have Magic – we have the same business attorney. Ken Harris and Associates; Charlotte, North Carolina…just me being able to use Magic Johnson name is a blessing. But at the same time, I’m trying to figure out my own path and different things that I am trying to develop as far as using my brand through following his footsteps which is unreal and a blessing.

“It’s just – we’re sitting up here watching the ‘Last Dance’, and everything and we see Michael Jordan and Magic going at each other and its like, WOW! But at the same time he was the head of his era, but here’s Michael Jordan coming in and the young fella taking over. From that perspective, even on the USA team it’s just that the mad respect that Magic Johnson had playing on that team – it was just unreal. Like I don’t think a ten part series is good enough. We need more actually.”

There you go. Jordan’s success was brought up on the table after the release of “The Last Dance” documentary. It was a big project, and it opened the GOAT debate. Again. Jordan has been put in the same sentence with Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and many other superstars.