
Sam Bowie
Sam Bowie is a former professional basketball player who was drafted second overall in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, famously picked ahead of Michael Jordan, a decision that has been widely debated due to Jordan's subsequent success.
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Jordan was drafted third overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA Draft, a selection that came with expectations that the two picks made before him, Hakeem Olajuwon to the Houston Rockets and Sam Bowie to the Portland Trail Blazers, would go on to complicate considerably.
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India· 2026-06-02


