EXPLORATION
The 1984 Draft Class paved the way for future NBA players setting new records, creating new moves, and setting the stage for a change in the way that the NBA would draft players forever.
Interview with Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, who watched his dad and the other great players of 1984 draft class change the game.
NEW MOVES
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NEW IDEAS
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SET RECORDS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN BROKENThe 1984 Draft class set records pushing themselves beyond boundaries that are still on the books 32 years later, which have influenced the players that came after them to play harder to break those records. There were five Hall of Famers drafted in '84 – the aforementioned big four and Brazilian superstar Oscar Schmidt – who combined to score 152,443 points in the regular season alone (over the course of his four-decade international career, Schmidt scored nearly 50,000). Stockton is the NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals, Olajuwon is first in blocks, and Jordan is third all-time in scoring. Combined, the big four have 46 All-Star appearances, 12 trips to the Finals, 8 championships, 7 MVPs and 2 Defensive Player of the Year awards between them." -Rolling Stone
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