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Jeffrey Hakeem

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Did Obama Tell Biden That They Had Kamala's Approval to 25th Amendment Him?

If this story is true, and it’s a big what if, then Joe Biden has been deposed in a coup that’s reminiscent of banana republics. The problem is the sourcing: the story appears to be written by Seymour Hersh. Hersh isn’t a fake news peddler, though his stories often rely on anonymous sources, so much cannot be verified. For those who don’t know, Hersh has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times. He won a Pulitzer for his reporting on the Mai Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War. Hersh may have a liberal bias, but he’s not overall a conspiracy theorist, at least not in the vein of someone like Louise Mensch, a former member of the UK Parliament, who went totally off the deep end during the Russian collusion hoax. 

Hersh’s pervasive use of anonymous sources has given many an editor heartburn. Still, this story also is grounded since Joe Biden was facing pressure from all angles to step aside following his disastrous June 27 debate. His polling began to crater, placing states like Virginia in play. Donors withheld their cash; Hill Democrats poured out, calling the president to step aside. The dam finally broke during the Republican National Convention. Still, Biden remained entrenched even though he was looking at a Jimmy Carter-style loss if he stayed. At this point, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Hakeem Jeffries increased their campaign to nudge the president into quitting. Barack Obama was already working behind the scenes to force Biden to exit the race, which brings us to this piece of palace intrigue: Biden called Joe saying that he got the go-ahead from Kamala to invoke the 25th Amendment. Hersh noted that Obama dropped this bomb at breakfast time on July 21. Hours later, Biden would quit the race:

Take from this story what you will, but we can discern that there was a massive push within the Democratic Party to dump Joe. During his trip to Nevada, which got nuked by his COVID diagnosis, his money man, Jeffrey Katzenberg, warned him that the well was drying up. The campaign spent mountains of cash on efforts to defeat Trump, and the needle wasn’t budging. The other part of this Nevada trip is the reported medical emergency that occurred, leading to roads being closed and a medical team assembled for Biden at University Medical Center in Las Vegas over an apparent stroke. It was later aborted, with the motorcade being diverted to the airport when supposedly the president could be treated for a mini-stroke or transient ischemic attack. He wasn’t seen for days until he called into Kamala Harris’ campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, where he sounded close to death, his speech slurred. 

Biden was muscled out, and that’s not a tin foil hat observation. Scott Jennings made a similar point on CNN, noting how Biden’s exit also marks how easy it is to topple a president if the party’s big wigs band together. Biden might have been able to save his presidency if he had the political acumen and skill required for the job. He never possessed those qualities. No money, no friends on the Hill, and even the base had done a 180-degree turn on wanting Joe to stay. He was frail, had COVID, and now another medical episode of undetermined origin, but wouldn’t be shocked if it was a TIA. Could he handle it? Nope. 

Now, let’s say this story is true, we need hearings. In this universe, Kamala Harris appears to be someone who orchestrated a coup. When did the 25th Amendment chatter start? A woman who no Democrat voted for is about to become the official 2024 Democratic Party nominee for president—it’s astounding-ly bad. No Democrat has ever voted for Kamala, who proved to be so unpopular that she quit her 2020 campaign before the start of the primary season that cycle. 

Even if this breakfast body slam by Obama never happened, the cumulative effect of the anti-Biden forces within the Democratic Party amounted to a coup. The irony is, again, if this story is true, is that many saw Kamala as Biden’s 25th Amendment insurance policy. Let’s also not forget that no so long ago, many were pondering whether Biden should dump Kamala due to her unpopularity and overall awkwardness on the stump.

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Many Republicans Against McCarthy Sought to Overturn 2020 Election

WASHINGTON -- The members were able to in the effort to ensure that the former president Donald J. Trump in his position after he lost the 2020 presidential election. They refused to declare that Vice President Joe Biden was the legitimate winner. They used lies to inflame a crowd of Trump supporters to take over the Capitol on January. 6 2021. On Friday, which was the second anniversary marking the two years since 6th of January. 6. attack a number of the same lawmakers who were top lieutenants under Trump were in attendance. Trump during the buildup to the attack spent all day stifling the campaign of Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California to be speaker, and demanding major concessions from McCarthy. Although some were served with subpoenas during January. 6 investigation and were later transferred for review by the House Ethics Committee, their abilities showed they were by no means marginalized and paid no cost for their actions. In both the attempt to block the efforts of Mr. McCarthy and the push to change the 2020 presidential election included the Representative Scott Perry, the leader of the ultra-right Freedom Caucus, and Representatives Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar from Arizona. (On Friday the 13th, the Reps. Gosar and Mr. Perry were seen to be adamantly supporting McCarthy. McCarthy after he caved to their demands to weaken the authority of the post that he wants and increase their influence inside the House.) Other hard-right wingers who for days refused to support the candidate Mr. McCarthy were Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida, Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Andy Harris of Maryland. Three of them met with Mr. Trump or White House officials to discuss ways to combat the results of the election as evidenced through the House committee that was investigating the attack on Jan. 6 , attack. Understand the Events on Jan. 6 (Mr. Harris flipped his vote in favor of his fellow senator Mr. McCarthy on Friday afternoon however Mrs. Boebert and Mr. Gaetz remain in opposition to Mr. Harris.) Democrats ensured that they singled them out. "This date, January 6, should be a wake-up call at the G.O.P. to reject M.A.G.A. radicalism that keeps making G.O.P. failings." senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York posted on Twitter. "But the chaos created through House Republicans last week was just one more illustration of the way M.A.G.A. radicalism is making it hard for them to be a leader." None of the hard-right wing attended the bipartisan celebration at Capitol Hill to mark the anniversary. One Republican of any kind attended Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, an ex- F.B.I. agent, who is also the chairman of the center-right Problem Solvers Caucus. The ceremony began with an oath of silence for House lawmakers on the steps to the Capitol to pay tribute to those Capitol Police officers who died in the year following the attack. "We stand here with our democracy intact because of those officers," said Representative Hakeem Jeffries from New York, the top Democrat in the House and cried as tears poured into certain House members their eyes. Witnesses who presented evidence to the House inquiry committee, including police officers who protected the Capitol and were honoured in the White House, including Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department and Harry Dunn, Caroline Edwards, Aquilino Gonell, and Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police. Perry. Perry, who was one of the principal creators of a plan to appoint Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, as acting attorney general following he seemed to be a friend of the president. Trump's false accusations of widespread voter fraud declared on Friday that he opposed Mr. McCarthy's selection for speaker until he was able to extract concessions from him that would give members of the House Freedom Caucus and rank-and-file Republicans greater influence over the direction. "This place is broken," Mr. Perry said. "We weren't going to move from that position until the change is made." The Rep. Biggs, who was still arguing with McCarthy, who was still arguing against. McCarthy on Friday afternoon He was also involved in various initiatives in 2020 which included meetings with the aim of the attraction of demonstrators towards Washington the week of Jan. 6 as per the House Jan. 6 committee. He. Gosar, who voted against Mr. McCarthy on multiple ballots but changed his vote to back his campaign on Friday, spewed many lies regarding the 2020 election. He also was a speaker at "Stop the Steal" rallies organised through Ali Alexander, a prominent organizer. The House committee that was investigating this incident in January. six attack sent to the Ethics Committee Mr. Perry and Mr. Biggs to the Ethics Committee for refusing to follow the subpoenas it issued. Not all Republican was involved in preventing Biden's ascension. McCarthy's ascension was among those who opposed certifying the legitimacy of. Biden's election victory. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas started out as a passionate fan to Mr. Trump's claim of a rigged election. However, he slowly became concerned over the campaign in the direction of invalidating results. He eventually voted against Mr. Trump's plan to force Congress to annul the results on Jan. 6 2021. The speaker, Mr. Roy, an initial resistance to McCarthy, an initial defender of. McCarthy, led negotiations in an effort to reach an agreement which could allow Ms. McCarthy the speaker in exchange for modifications on House rules. "We believe that there ought to be fundamental changes about and limits on spending after the massive bloated omnibus spending bill in December," Mr. Roy said, referring to the $1.7 trillion federal funding package that was approved by Congress in December. "And we've discussed these. We've put many of these items in into." Read the full article

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It says something about me, I suppose, that the announcement of a genderswapped Vetinari and Dibbler for the Watch TV show completely blew my hair back, but I was happily unsurprised when I heard that GO cast a female God of Abraham. I suppose this is because, what with reading about religion and all, the idea of a female God had actually occurred to me before, whereas these came out of nowhere.

Not that I’m complaining! I will observe their future careers with considerable interest. This is being brought about by people who knew and loved Pratchett himself. And if I don’t care for the show, I won’t be on-the-line whining about how it’s not my Discworld. People in groups that I read are already having an extremely normal one about this. I aspire to never be that kind of fan.

In any case, Pratchett’s casting choices for Vetinari were out of the question—Alan Rickman passed away, and as for Jeffrey Jones, it would be kinder to say he had. And did anyone have a casting choice for Dibbler? Aside from a general apron-wearing greasiness, Dibbler’s appearance was hard to pin down because he was protean—pure low-level entrepeneurial instinct, appearing in cultures and crowds across the Disc. And in history IRL, women are extremely prominent in the “hawking whatever hot food or dubious goods are at hand” industry.

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2020 NFL Draft Big Board

My consensus big board for the 2020 NFL Draft is currently comprised of 20 big boards that have been updated in the last 30 days to create one giant big board that gives a big picture view of where each player is currently being ranked around the web.

  Rank Player Position Type School AVG 1 Chase Young EDGE DE Ohio State 1.12 2 Joe Burrow QB Pro LSU 4.06 3 Jerry Jeudy WR WR Alabama 4.65 4 Jeffrey Okudah CB CB Ohio State 6.24 5 Tua Tagovailoa QB Dual Alabama 6.53 6 Derrick Brown DL 3 Tech Auburn 6.76 7 Andrew Thomas OT LT Georgia 6.82 8 Isaiah Simmons LB SLB Clemson 9.06 9 Ceedee Lamb WR WR Oklahoma 9.24 10 A.J. Epenesa EDGE DE Iowa 11.06 11 Tristan Wirfs OT RT Iowa 13.00 12 Henry Ruggs WR WR Alabama 13.75 13 Grant Delpit S SS LSU 14.00 14 Javon Kinlaw DL 3 Tech South Carolina 14.81 15 Kristian Fulton CB CB LSU 18.35 16 Justin Herbert QB Dual Oregon 19.41 17 D’Andre Swift RB RB Georgia 19.88 18 Laviska Shenault WR WR Colorado 23.29 19 Jedrick Wills OT RT Alabama 23.53 20 Trevon Diggs CB CB Alabama 24.18 21 Jonathan Taylor RB RB Wisconsin 24.53 22 Tyler Biadasz IOL OC Wisconsin 24.75 23 Xavier McKinney S SS Alabama 26.13 24 Dylan Moses LB WLB Alabama 28.15 25 Yetur Gross-Matos EDGE DE Penn State 29.29 26 Creed Humphrey IOL OC Oklahoma 30.80 27 Kenneth Murray LB MLB Oklahoma 31.38 28 Raekwon Davis DL 3 Tech Alabama 31.47 29 Tee Higgins WR WR Clemson 31.94 30 Paulson Adebo CB CB Stanford 32.88 31 Travis Etienne RB RB Clemson 33.63 32 Curtis Weaver EDGE OLB Auburn 34.60 33 K’Lavon Chaisson EDGE OLB LSU 35.13 34 Marvin Wilson DL NT Florida State 36.17 35 C.J. Henderson CB CB Florida 36.47 36 Shaun Wade CB Ohio State 36.93 37 Terrell Lewis LB SLB Alabama 37.75 38 Julian Okwara EDGE DE Notre Dame 38.69 39 Alex Leatherwood OT LT Alabama 39.18 40 Jalen Reagor WR WR TCU 40.27 41 J.K. Dobbins RB RB Ohio State 42.81 42 Neville Gallimore DL Oklahoma 43.57 43 DeVonta Smith WR WR Alabama 44.15 44 Bryce Hall CB CB Virginia 44.21 45 Prince Tega Wanogho OT LT Auburn 46.67 46 Jacob Eason QB Pro Washington 47.93 47 Austin Jackson OT USC 48.93 48 Hamsah Nasirildeen S Florida State 51.64 49 A.J. Terrell CB CB Clemson 52.33 50 K.J. Hamler WR Penn State 53.85 51 Nick Harris IOL Washington 55.00 52 Jake Fromm QB Pro Georgia 55.19 53 Tyler Johnson WR SWR Minnesota 59.50 54 Trey Adams OT LT Washington 60.47 55 Jeff Gladney CB CB TCU 60.50 56 Chuba Hubbard RB Oklahoma State 62.00 57 Ashtyn Davis S California 63.07 58 Jordan Love QB Pro Utah State 63.57 59 Justin Jefferson WR WR LSU 64.40 60 Jalen Hurts QB Dual Oklahoma 64.71 61 Jaylon Johnson CB CB Utah 65.43 62 Lucas Niang OT RT TCU 65.57 63 Brandon Aiyuk WR WR Arizona State 69.27 64 Brycen Hopkins TE TE Purdue 69.86 65 Tylan Wallace WR WR Oklahoma State 69.86 66 Carlos Basham EDGE DE Wake Forest 71.38 67 Leki Fotu DL Utah 71.40 68 Josh Jones OT Houston 72.18 69 Jabari Zuniga EDGE Florida 73.62 70 Sage Surratt WR WR Wake Forest 74.44 71 Mekhi Becton OT LT Louisville 76.23 72 Cameron Dantzler CB CB Mississippi State 76.53 73 Cam Akers RB RB Florida State 77.15 74 Alton Robinson EDGE DE Syracuse 77.33 75 Brandon Jones S FS Texas 77.38 76 Darryl Williams IOL OG Mississippi State 77.58 77 Netane Muti DL Fresno State 77.90 78 Zack Moss RB RB Utah 78.91 79 Jonathan Greenard EDGE Florida 80.55 80 Anfernee Jennings EDGE DE Alabama 81.00 81 Samuel Cosmi OT Texas 82.00 82 Hunter Bryant TE Washington 83.57 83 Kenny Willekes EDGE DE Michigan State 83.85 84 Jack Driscoll OT RT Auburn 85.33 85 Troy Dye LB ILB Oregon 87.77 86 Justin Madubuike DL 3 Tech Texas A&M 88.30 87 Trey Smith IOL OG Tennessee 89.55 88 Najee Harris RB RB Alabama 89.62 89 Bradlee Anae EDGE DE Utah 89.89 90 Antoine Winfield S Minneosta 90.11 91 Darrell Taylor LB SLB Tennessee 90.36 92 Deommodore Lenoir CB Oregon 91.13 93 Michael Pittman WR Southern California 91.33 94 Malik Harrison LB OLB Ohio State 91.38 95 Richard LeCounte S Georgia 93.30 96 Collin Johnson WR WR Texas 93.42 97 Josh Uche LB SLB Michigan 94.67 98 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB LSU 95.38 99 Jared Pinkney TE TE Vanderbilt 95.54 100 Shane Lemieux IOL OG Oregon 96.09 101 Rashard Lawrence DL 5 Tech LSU 96.09 102 Solomon Kindley IOL OG Georgia 97.09 103 Devin Duvernay WR Texas 97.80 104 Monty Rice LB Georgia 99.86 105 Jacob Phillips LB MLB LSU 100.44 106 Denzel Mims WR WR Baylor 101.22 107 Jake Hanson IOL OC Oregon 101.25 108 Albert Okwuegbunam TE TE Missouri 102.07 109 Zack Baun EDGE OLB Wisconsin 102.67 110 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR WR Michigan 103.20 111 Alaric Jackson OT LT Iowa 107.11 112 Walker Little OT LT Stanford 107.80 113 Khalid Kareem EDGE DE Notre Dame 108.00 114 Logan Stenberg IOL LG Kentucky 108.83 115 Markus Bailey LB Purdue 108.83 116 Shyheim Carter CB CB Alabama 109.50 117 Larrell Murchison DL NC State 110.29 118 Lloyd Cushenberry IOL LSU 110.88 119 Jordan Elliott DL Missouri 111.67 120 Kyle Dugger S Lenoir-Rhyne 112.57 121 Marlon Davidson EDGE DE Auburn 113.70 122 Eric Stokes CB CB Georgia 116.75 123 Ke’Shawn Vaughn RB RB Vanderbilt 117.88 124 Ben Bredeson IOL OG Michigan 120.00 125 Eno Benjamin RB RB Arizona State 120.38 126 Nick Coe EDGE OLB Auburn 120.88 127 Hakeem Adeniji OT LT Kansas 121.29 128 Calvin Throckmorton OT RT Oregon 122.00 129 Chazz Surratt LB ILB North Carolina 122.86 130 Zach Shackelford IOL OC Texas 123.17 131 Jordyn Brooks LB Texas Tech 123.83 132 Lamar Jackson CB CB Nebraska 124.73 133 Bryan Edwards WR WR South Carolina 125.00 134 Raequan Williams DL NT Michigan State 125.75 135 Damon Arnette CB CB Ohio State 126.22 136 Antoine Brooks CB SCB Maryland 127.89 137 Isaiah Hodgins WR Oregon State 130.75 138 K.J. Hill WR SWR Ohio State 132.89 139 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR WR Liberty 133.78 140 Jacob Breeland TE TE Oregon 135.10 141 David Woodward LB ILB Utah State 136.43 142 Lamical Perine RB Florida 136.63 143 Joe Bachie LB MLB Michigan State 137.00 144 Anthony McFarland RB Maryland 137.88 145 J.R. Reed S S Georgia 138.89 146 Alex Highsmith DL UNC Charlotte 139.50 147 Darnay Holmes CB CB UCLA 139.75 148 Ross Blacklock DL DT TCU 139.83 149 Robert Hunt OT Louisiana-Lafayette 140.00 150 Nico Collins WR Michigan 140.50 151 Kylin Hill RB 0 Mississippi State 140.63 152 Tommy Kraemer IOL RG Notre Dame 141.14 153 Julian Blackmon S Utah 141.29 154 A.J. Dillon RB RB Boston College 142.00 155 Trevon Hill EDGE Miami 142.00 156 Paddy Fisher LB MLB Northwestern 142.43 157 Justin Strnad LB Wake Forest 142.86 158 Anthony Gordon QB QB Washington State 143.57 159 Colby Parkinson TE TE Stanford 144.38 160 Davon Hamilton DL Ohio State 145.17 161 Gabriel Davis WR WR UCF 145.89 162 Jonathan Garvin EDGE Miami 150.14 163 K’Von Wallace S Clemson 152.20 164 Charlie Heck OT North Carolina 152.50 165 Harrison Bryant TE Florida Atlantic 153.63 166 Aaron Fuller WR Washington 155.25 167 Essang Bassey CB CB Wake Forest 155.63 168 D.J. Wonnum EDGE DE South Carolina 156.00 169 Justin Herron OT Wake Forest 158.20 170 Richie Grant S FS UCF 159.43 171 Evan Weaver LB ILB California 159.50 172 John Simpson IOL OG Clemson 160.40 173 Jamie Newman QB Wake Forest 160.60 174 Shaquille Quarterman LB MLB Miami 161.25 175 Myles Bryant S SS Washington 162.00 176 Isaiah Wilson OT RT Georgia 163.33 177 Tyler Huntley QB Utah 163.67 178 Myles Dorn S North Carolina 164.71 179 McTelvin Agim DL 3 Tech Arkansas 164.75 180 Lavert Hill CB CB Michigan 165.75 181 Kwity Paye EDGE DE Michigan 167.33 182 Jaron Bryant CB Fresno State 168.67 183 Jordan Mack LB Virginia 169.00 184 Levonta Taylor CB CB Florida State 169.00 185 Thomas Graham CB 0 Oregon 169.50 186 Terrell Burgess S Utah 171.00 187 Alohi Gilman S FS Notre Dame 171.67 188 K.J. Costello QB Pro Stanford 171.83 189 Benito Jones DL Ole Miss 172.25 190 Reggie Floyd S SS Virginia Tech 173.71 191 Nate Landman LB Colorado 173.80 192 Akeem Davis-Gaither LB Appalachian State 173.80 193 Kamal Martin LB Minnesota 175.25 194 Kendall Coleman EDGE DE Syracuse 175.25 195 Troy Pride CB Notre Dame 177.20 196 Jordon Scott DL Oregon 177.38 197 Patrick Jones EDGE Pittsburgh 179.33 198 Michael Divinity EDGE OLB LSU 179.67 199 Jason Strowbridge DL DT North Carolina 180.43 200 Charles Snowden LB Virginia 180.67 201 Tipa Galeai EDGE Utah State 180.71 202 John Hightower WR Boise State 181.00 203 Chase Claypool WR Notre Dame 181.43 204 Mohamed Barry LB Nebraska 182.67 205 Baron Browning LB Ohio State 182.75 206 T.J. Brunson LB MLB South Carolina 184.50 207 Joe Gaziano EDGE DE Northwestern 184.67 208 Quartney Davis WR WR Texas A&M 184.71 209 Jalen Elliott S Notre Dame 185.17 210 Carter Coughlin EDGE DE Minnesota 188.14 211 Kendrick Rogers WR WR Texas A&M 188.40 212 Tyler Clark DL 5 Tech Georgia 189.00 213 Cole Van Lanen OT Wisconsin 189.60 214 Jaylinn Hawkins S California 189.67 215 James Proche WR WR Southern Methodist 190.00 216 Cheyenne O’Grady TE Arkansas 190.00 217 Scott Frantz OT LT Kansas State 191.33 218 Yasir Durant OT Missouri 191.75 219 Robert Landers DL Ohio State 192.33 220 Kalija Lipscomb WR WR Vanderbilt 192.75 221 Jauan Jennings 193.00 222 Josiah Deguara TE Cincinnati 196.86 223 Nate Stanley QB Pro Iowa 198.67 224 Mitchell Wilcox TE TE South Florida 199.75 225 Cesar Ruiz IOL OC Michigan 200.67 226 A.J. Green CB Oklahoma State 201.20 227 Trey Sermon RB 0 Oklahoma 201.60 228 Trajan Bandy CB Miami 202.50 229 LaBryan Ray EDGE DE Alabama 202.67 230 Chase Lucas CB CB Arizona State 204.50 231 Jordan Fuller S SS Ohio State 205.40 232 Patrick Queen LB LSU 207.00 233 Matt Hennessy IOL OC Temple 207.33 234 Bryce Perkins QB Dual Virginia 207.40 235 Sam Ehlinger QB Dual Texas 207.50 236 Quintez Cephus WR WR Wisconsin 207.86 237 Brad Stewart S Florida 208.67 238 Jared Mayden S Alabama 209.00 239 Van Jefferson WR Florida 210.67 240 Cam Brown LB Penn State 212.00 241 J.J. Taylor RB Arizona 212.60 242 Ezra Cleveland OT LT Boise State 214.40 243 Jake Luton QB Oregon State 215.00 244 Daniel Bituli LB Tennessee 215.00 245 Sadarius Hutcherson OT LT South Carolina 216.50 246 Charlie Taumoepeau TE Portland State 217.50 247 Khaleke Hudson LB SLB Michigan 218.50 248 Glen Logan DL 5 Tech LSU 219.50 249 Tremayne Anchrum OT Clemson 220.00 250 Adam Trautman TE Dayton 220.00 251 Jeremy Chinn S Southern Illinois 221.00 252 Francis Bernard LB Utah 223.00 253 Matt Peart OT UConn 223.00 254 Colton McKivitz OT LT West Virginia 224.86 255 Reggie Corbin RB Illinois 226.50 256 Terence Steele OT LT Texas Tech 227.50 257 Levi Onwuzurike DL Washington 229.33 258 Kellen Mond QB Texas A&M 229.50 259 Michael Pinckney LB WLB Miami 229.50 260 Patrick Taylor RB RB Memphis 230.00 261 Stephen Sullivan TE LSU 232.00 262 Geno Stone S SS Iowa 234.00 263 Joe Reed WR WR Virginia 234.25 264 Nigel Warrior CB Tennessee 234.40 265 Shane Buechele QB SMU 241.00 266 Saahdiq Charles OT LT LSU 241.00 267 Stanford Samuels CB CB Florida State 241.00 268 Khyiris Tonga DL NT BYU 244.50 269 Chris Orr LB ILB Wisconsin 244.50 270 David Dowell S FS Michigan State 244.67 271 J.D. Spielman WR Nebraska 245.25 272 Erroll Thompson LB MLB Mississippi State 246.33 273 Lynn Bowden WR Kentucky 247.00 274 Dane Jackson CB CB Pittsburgh 250.00 275 T.J. Vasher WR Texas Tech 250.00 276 Lawrence Cager WR Miami 252.00 277 Michael Onwenu IOL OG Michigan 252.50 278 Stephen Carr RB USC 255.00 279 Rayshard Ashby LB MLB Virginia Tech 255.50 280 Gage Cervenka IOL Clemson 257.00 281 Alex Taylor OT South Carolina State 258.00 282 Robert Windsor DL Penn State 259.67 283 Khalil Davis DL Nebraska 261.00 284 DeeJay Dallas RB Miami 261.33 285 Salvon Ahmed RB Washington 262.50 286 Kyahva Tezino DL San Diego State 266.50 287 Cole McDonald QB Hawaii 269.00 288 James Smith-Williams EDGE NC State 271.25 289 Steven Montez QB Pro Colorado 271.33 290 Naquan Jones DL Michigan State 274.67 291 Tyler Vaughns WR WR USC 275.00 292 Charleston Rambo WR WR Oklahoma 279.67 293 Jeff Thomas WR Miami 280.00 294 David Reese LB MLB Florida 281.50 295 Joshua Kelley RB UCLA 282.00 296 Marquez Callaway WR WR Tennessee 284.33 297 Darius Anderson RB TCU 285.00 298 Carlos Davis DL Nebraska 286.50 299 Brendon Hayes DL UCF 291.00 300 Logan Wilson LB Wyoming 296.00 301 Damar Hamlin S FS Pittsburgh 296.33 302 Joey Magnifico TE TE Memphis 297.67 303 Asmar Bilal LB Notre Dame 298.00 304 Davion Taylor LB Colorado 304.00 305 Trystan Colon-Castillo IOL Missouri 304.00 306 Jaquarius Landrews S Mississippi State 305.00 307 Brian Lewerke QB Pro Michigan State 305.00 308 Ty Chandler RB RB Tennessee 308.50 309 Larry Rountree RB Missouri 312.00 310 Jay Tufele DL USC 314.50 311 Luke Farrell TE TE Ohio State 315.50 312 John Penisini DL Utah 316.50 313 Sean McKeon TE Michigan 325.67 314 Nyles Pinckney DL Clemson 328.00 315 Kindle Vildor CB 0 Georgia Southern 329.33 316 Shea Patterson QB Pro Michigan 330.00 317 John Reid S Penn State 334.50 318 Easop Winston WR Washington State 337.50 319 Tarik Black WR WR Michigan 351.50 320 Keith Taylor CB Washington 351.50 321 Mike Panasiuk IDL Michigan State 352.50 322 Christian Rector EDGE OLB USC 356.50 323 Moe Neal RB Syracuse 365.00 324 Jon Runyan OT LT Michigan 366.00 325 Emeka Emezie WR WR North Carolina 370.00 326 Steven Gonzalez IOL Penn State 370.50 327 Mason Fine QB North Texas 376.00 328 Juwan Johnson WR Oregon 378.00 329 Marcel Spears 378.50 330 Marco Wilson CB Florida 389.00 331 Greg Eisworth S SS Iowa State 390.00 332 Ray Lima 393.00 333 Juju Hughes S SS Fresno State 397.00 334 Tamorrion Terry WR WR Florida State 397.00 335 Tanner Muse S Clemson 406.00 336 Noah Togiai TE Oregon State 414.50

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Jordan played three seasons for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames Air Jordan and His Airness. He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a new venture in minor league baseball, he returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three additional championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in January 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Wizards.

Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP Awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Among his numerous accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. Jordan is a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, having been enshrined in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as part of the group induction of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team"). He became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015.

Jordan is also known for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. In 2006, he became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the then-Charlotte Bobcats, buying a controlling interest in 2010. In 2015, Jordan became the first billionaire NBA player in history as a result of the increase in value of NBA franchises. He is the second richest African American, behind Oprah Winfrey.

Early years

Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James R. Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, when he was a toddler.

Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.

High school career

Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he highlighted his athletic career by playing basketball, baseball, and football. He tried out for the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5'11" (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level. His taller friend, Harvest Leroy Smith, was the only sophomore to make the team.

Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney's junior varsity squad, and tallied several 40-point games. The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm) and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per game over his final two seasons of high school play. As a senior, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.

Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketball programs, including Duke, North Carolina, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia. In 1981, Jordan accepted a basketball scholarship to North Carolina, where he majored in cultural geography.

College career

As a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented system, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 points per game (ppg) on 53.4% shooting (field goal percentage). He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA rival Patrick Ewing. Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career. During his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game (rpg). He was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA draft. The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers). One of the primary reasons why Jordan was not drafted sooner was because the first two teams were in need of a center. However, Trail Blazers general manager Stu Inman contended that it was not a matter of drafting a center, but more a matter of taking Sam Bowie over Jordan, in part because Portland already had Clyde Drexler, who was a guard with similar skills to Jordan. ESPN, citing Bowie's injury-laden college career, named the Blazers' choice of Bowie as the worst draft pick in North American professional sports history. Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986.

Professional career

Early NBA years (1984–1987)

During his rookie season in the NBA, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting. He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas, and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading "A Star Is Born" just over a month into his professional career. Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season. Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players—led by Isiah Thomas—were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving. This led to a so-called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass the ball to him throughout the game. The controversy left Jordan relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be voted Rookie of the Year. The Bulls finished the season 38–44 and lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the first round of the playoffs .

Jordan's second season was cut short when he broke his foot in the third game of the year; this caused him to miss 64 games. Despite Jordan's injury and a 30–52 record (at the time it was fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history), the Bulls made the playoffs. Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return. Against a 1985–86 Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history, Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in Game 2. The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.

Jordan had completely recovered in time for the 1986–87 season, and he had one of the most prolific scoring seasons in NBA history. He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players to score 3,000 points in a season, averaging a league high 37.1 points on 48.2% shooting. In addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season. Despite Jordan's success, Magic Johnson won the league's Most Valuable Player Award. The Bulls reached 40 wins, and advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. However, they were again swept by the Celtics.

Pistons roadblock (1987–1990)

Jordan again led the league in scoring during the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting and won his first league MVP Award. He was also named the Defensive Player of the Year, as he had averaged 1.6 blocks and a league high 3.16 steals per game. The Bulls finished 50–32, and made it out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in Jordan's career, as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. However, the Bulls then lost in five games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons, who were led by Isiah Thomas and a group of physical players known as the "Bad Boys".

In the 1988–89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field, along with 8 rpg and 8 assists per game (apg). The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers and New York Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers series included a career highlight for Jordan when he hit The Shot over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer in the fifth and final game of the series. However, the Pistons again defeated the Bulls, this time in six games, by utilizing their "Jordan Rules" method of guarding Jordan, which consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he touched the ball.

The Bulls entered the 1989–90 season as a team on the rise, with their core group of Jordan and young improving players like Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, and under the guidance of new coach Phil Jackson. Jordan averaged a league leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting, to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg in leading the Bulls to a 55–27 record. They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after beating the Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers. However, despite pushing the series to seven games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.

First three-peat (1991–1993)

In the 1990–91 season, Jordan won his second MVP award after averaging 31.5 ppg on 53.9% shooting, 6.0 rpg, and 5.5 apg for the regular season. The Bulls finished in first place in their division for the first time in 16 years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the regular season. With Scottie Pippen developing into an All-Star, the Bulls had elevated their play. The Bulls defeated the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening two rounds of the playoffs. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, the Detroit Pistons, awaited them. However, this time the Bulls beat the Pistons in a four-game sweep. In an unusual ending to the fourth and final game, Isiah Thomas led his team off the court before the final seconds had concluded. Most of the Pistons went directly to their locker room instead of shaking hands with the Bulls.

The Bulls advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history to face the Los Angeles Lakers, who had Magic Johnson and James Worthy, two formidable opponents. The Bulls won the series four games to one, and compiled an outstanding 15–2 playoff record along the way. Perhaps the best known moment of the series came in Game 2 when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoided a potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot into the basket. In his first Finals appearance, Jordan posted per game averages of 31.2 points on 56% shooting from the field, 11.4 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks. Jordan won his first NBA Finals MVP award, and he cried while holding the NBA Finals trophy.

Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, establishing a 67–15 record, topping their franchise record from 1990 to 91. Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 52% shooting. After winning a physical 7-game series over the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs and finishing off the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, the Bulls met Clyde Drexler and the Portland Trail Blazers in the Finals. The media, hoping to recreate a Magic–Bird rivalry, highlighted the similarities between "Air" Jordan and Clyde "The Glide" during the pre-Finals hype. In the first game, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 points in the first half, including a record-setting six three-point field goals. After the sixth three-pointer, he jogged down the court shrugging as he looked courtside. Marv Albert, who broadcast the game, later stated that it was as if Jordan was saying, "I can't believe I'm doing this." The Bulls went on to win Game 1, and defeat the Blazers in six games. Jordan was named Finals MVP for the second year in a row and finished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and 6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the floor.

In the 1992–93 season, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 5.5 apg campaign, Jordan's streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended as he lost the award to his friend Charles Barkley. Coincidentally, Jordan and the Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. The Bulls won their third NBA championship on a game-winning shot by John Paxson and a last-second block by Horace Grant, but Jordan was once again Chicago's leader. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0 ppg during the six-game series, and became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP awards. He scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games. With his third Finals triumph, Jordan capped off a seven-year run where he attained seven scoring titles and three championships, but there were signs that Jordan was tiring of his massive celebrity and all of the non-basketball hassles in his life.

Gambling controversy

During the Bulls' playoff run in 1993, controversy arose when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the night before a game against the New York Knicks. In that same year, he admitted that he had to cover $57,000 in gambling losses, and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book claiming he had won $1.25 million from Jordan on the golf course. In 2005, Jordan talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Minutes about his gambling and admitted that he made some reckless decisions. Jordan stated, "Yeah, I've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I've pushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it depends on how you look at it. If you're willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah." When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan replied, "No."

First retirement and stint in minor league baseball (1993–1994)

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the death of his father earlier in the year also shaped his decision. Jordan's father was murdered on July 23, 1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Martin Demery, who carjacked the luxury vehicle. The assailants were traced from calls that they made on James Jordan's cellular phone. The two criminals were caught, convicted at trial, and sentenced to life in prison. Jordan was close to his father; as a child he had imitated his father's proclivity to stick out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, displaying it each time he drove to the basket. In 1996, he founded a Chicago area Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.

In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992. The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan's feelings about the game and his ever-growing celebrity status. Jordan's announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the front pages of newspapers around the world.

Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 7, 1994. He reported to spring training in Sarasota, Florida, and was assigned to the team's minor league system on March 31, 1994. Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player. The White Sox were another team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan's basketball contract during the years he played baseball.

In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, 114 strikeouts, 51 base on balls, and 11 errors. He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top prospects in baseball. On November 1, 1994, his number 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony that included the erection of a permanent sculpture known as The Spirit outside the new United Center.

"I'm back": Return to the NBA (1995)

In the 1993–94 season, the Bulls, without Jordan, achieved a 55–27 record, and lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs. But the 1994–95 Bulls were a shell of the championship team of just two years earlier. Struggling at mid-season to ensure a spot in the playoffs, Chicago was 31–31 at one point in mid-March. The team received help, however, when Jordan decided to return to the NBA for the Bulls.

In March 1995, Jordan decided to quit baseball due to the ongoing Major League Baseball strike, as he wanted to avoid becoming a potential replacement player. On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a two-word press release: "I'm back." The next day, Jordan wore jersey number 45 (his number with the Barons), as his familiar 23 had been retired in his honor following his first retirement. He took to the court with the Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scoring 19 points. The game had the highest Nielsen rating of a regular season NBA game since 1975.

Although he had not played an NBA game in a year and a half, Jordan played well upon his return, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. He then scored 55 points in the next game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995. Boosted by Jordan's comeback, the Bulls went 13–4 to make the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic. At the end of Game 1, Orlando's Nick Anderson stripped Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he would later comment that Jordan "didn't look like the old Michael Jordan" and that "No. 45 doesn't explode like No. 23 used to." Jordan then returned to wearing his old number in the next game, scoring 38 points in a Bulls win. The Bulls were fined $30,000 for the game: $25,000 for failing to report the impromptu number change to the NBA and $5,000 for Jordan wearing different shoes. Jordan averaged 31 points per game in the series, but Orlando won the series in 6 games.

Second three-peat (1995–1998)

Freshly motivated by the playoff defeat, Jordan trained aggressively for the 1995–96 season. Strengthened by the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, the Bulls dominated the league, starting the season 41–3, and eventually finishing with the then-best regular season record in NBA history (later surpassed by the 2015–16 Golden State Warriors): 72–10. Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 ppg, and won the league's regular season and All-Star Game MVP awards.

In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series (Miami Heat 3–0, New York Knicks 4–1, Orlando Magic 4–0). They defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 4–2 in the NBA Finals to win their fourth championship. Jordan was named Finals MVP for a record fourth time, surpassing Magic Johnson's three Finals MVP awards. He also achieved only the second sweep of the MVP Awards in the All-Star Game, regular season and NBA Finals, Willis Reed having achieved the first, during the 1969–70 season. Because this was Jordan's first championship since his father's murder, and it was won on Father's Day, Jordan reacted very emotionally upon winning the title, including a memorable scene of him crying on the locker room floor with the game ball.

In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls started out 69–11, but missed out on a second consecutive 70-win season by losing their final two games to finish 69–13. However, this year Jordan was beaten for the NBA MVP Award by Karl Malone. The Bulls again advanced to the Finals, where they faced Malone and the Utah Jazz. The series against the Jazz featured two of the more memorable clutch moments of Jordan's career. He won Game 1 for the Bulls with a buzzer-beating jump shot. In Game 5, with the series tied at 2, Jordan played despite being feverish and dehydrated from a stomach virus. In what is known as the "Flu Game", Jordan scored 38 points, including the game-deciding 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining. The Bulls won 90–88 and went on to win the series in six games. For the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, Jordan received the Finals MVP award. During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, Jordan posted the first triple double in All-Star Game history in a victorious effort; however, he did not receive the MVP award.

Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season. Jordan led the league with 28.7 points per game, securing his fifth regular-season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP. The Bulls won the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, including surviving a seven-game series with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals with the Knicks. After winning, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals.

The Bulls returned to the Delta Center for Game 6 on June 14, 1998, leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutch performances in NBA Finals history. With the Bulls trailing 86–83 with 41.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Phil Jackson called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan received the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and hit a shot over several Jazz defenders, cutting the Utah lead to 86–85. The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passed the ball to forward Karl Malone, who was set up in the low post and was being guarded by Rodman. Malone jostled with Rodman and caught the pass, but Jordan cut behind him and took the ball out of his hands for a steal. Jordan then dribbled down the court and paused, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard Bryon Russell. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to dribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly pushing off Russell, although the officials did not call a foul. With 5.2 seconds left, Jordan gave Chicago an 87–86 lead with a game-winning jumper, the climactic shot of his Bulls career. Afterwards, John Stockton missed a game-winning three-pointer. Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth NBA championship and second three-peat. Once again, Jordan was voted the Finals MVP, having led all scorers averaging 33.5 points per game, including 45 in the deciding Game 6. Jordan's six Finals MVPs is a record; Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, LeBron James and Tim Duncan are tied for second place with three apiece. The 1998 Finals holds the highest television rating of any Finals series in history. Game 6 also holds the highest television rating of any game in NBA history.

Second retirement (1999–2001)

With Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman looming, and being in the latter stages of an owner-induced lockout of NBA players, Jordan retired for the second time on January 13, 1999. On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to the NBA not as a player, but as part owner and President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards. Jordan's responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive. He controlled all aspects of the Wizards' basketball operations, and had the final say in all personnel matters. Opinions of Jordan as a basketball executive were mixed. He managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (such as forward Juwan Howard and point guard Rod Strickland), but used the first pick in the 2001 NBA draft to select high schooler Kwame Brown, who did not live up to expectations and was traded away after four seasons.

Despite his January 1999 claim that he was "99.9% certain" that he would never play another NBA game, in the summer of 2001 Jordan expressed interest in making another comeback, this time with his new team. Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friend Mario Lemieux the previous winter, Jordan spent much of the spring and summer of 2001 in training, holding several invitation-only camps for NBA players in Chicago. In addition, Jordan hired his old Chicago Bulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washington's coach for the upcoming season, a decision that many saw as foreshadowing another Jordan return.

Washington Wizards comeback (2001–2003)

On September 25, 2001, Jordan announced his return to the NBA to play for the Washington Wizards, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In an injury-plagued 2001–02 season, he led the team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals (1.42 spg). However, torn cartilage in his right knee ended Jordan's season after only 60 games, the fewest he had played in a regular season since playing 17 games after returning from his first retirement during the 1994–95 season. Jordan started 53 of his 60 games for the season, averaging 24.3 points, 5.4 assists, and 6.0 rebounds, and shooting 41.9% from the field in his 53 starts. His last seven appearances were in a reserve role, in which he averaged just over 20 minutes per game.

Playing in his 14th and final NBA All-Star Game in 2003, Jordan passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer in All-Star Game history (a record since broken by Kobe Bryant). That year, Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He also shot 45% from the field, and 82% from the free throw line. Even though he turned 40 during the season, he scored 20 or more points 42 times, 30 or more points nine times, and 40 or more points three times. On February 21, 2003, Jordan became the first 40-year-old to tally 43 points in an NBA game. During his stint with the Wizards, all of Jordan's home games at the MCI Center were sold out, and the Wizards were the second most-watched team in the NBA, averaging 20,172 fans a game at home and 19,311 on the road. However, neither of Jordan's final two seasons resulted in a playoff appearance for the Wizards, and Jordan was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him. At several points he openly criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of focus and intensity, notably that of the number one draft pick in the 2001 NBA draft, Kwame Brown.

With the recognition that 2002–03 would be Jordan's final season, tributes were paid to him throughout the NBA. In his final game at his old home court, the United Center in Chicago, Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation. The Miami Heat retired the number 23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan never played for the team. At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan was offered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson, but refused both. In the end he accepted the spot of Vince Carter, who decided to give it up under great public pressure.

Jordan played in his final NBA game on April 16, 2003 in Philadelphia. After scoring only 13 points in the game, Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter and with his team trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 75–56. Just after the start of the fourth quarter, the First Union Center crowd began chanting "We want Mike!". After much encouragement from coach Doug Collins, Jordan finally rose from the bench and re-entered the game, replacing Larry Hughes with 2:35 remaining. At 1:45, Jordan was intentionally fouled by the 76ers' Eric Snow, and stepped to the line to make both free throws. After the second foul shot, the 76ers in-bounded the ball to rookie John Salmons, who in turn was intentionally fouled by Bobby Simmons one second later, stopping time so that Jordan could return to the bench. Jordan received a three-minute standing ovation from his teammates, his opponents, the officials and the crowd of 21,257 fans.

Olympic career

Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams. He won a gold medal as a college player in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The team was coached by Bob Knight and featured players such as Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin, Steve Alford, and Wayman Tisdale. Jordan led the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.

In the 1992 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the star-studded squad that included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and David Robinson and was dubbed the "Dream Team". Jordan was the only player to start all 8 games in the Olympics. Playing limited minutes due to the frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 14.9 ppg, finishing second on the team in scoring. Jordan and fellow Dream Team members Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin are the only American men's basketball players to win Olympic gold medals as amateurs and professionals.

Post-retirement

After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would be able to return to his front office position as Director of Basketball Operations with the Wizards. However, his previous tenure in the Wizards' front office had produced the aforementioned mixed results and may have also influenced the trade of Richard "Rip" Hamilton for Jerry Stackhouse (although Jordan was not technically Director of Basketball Operations in 2002). On May 7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as Washington's President of Basketball Operations. Jordan later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he knew he would be fired upon retiring he never would have come back to play for the Wizards.

Jordan kept busy over the next few years. He stayed in shape, played golf in celebrity charity tournaments, and spent time with his family in Chicago. He also promoted his Jordan Brand clothing line and rode motorcycles. Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motorsports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road racing team that competed with two Suzukis in the premier Superbike championship sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) until the end of the 2013 season. In 2006, Jordan and his wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicago's Hales Franciscan High School. The Jordan Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets

On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, becoming the team's second-largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson. As part of the deal, Jordan took full control over the basketball side of the operation, with the title "Managing Member of Basketball Operations." Despite Jordan's previous success as an endorser, he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte's marketing campaigns. A decade earlier, Jordan had made a bid to become part-owner of Charlotte's original NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets, but talks collapsed when owner George Shinn refused to give Jordan complete control of basketball operations.

In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats. As February wore on, it became apparent that Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos were the leading contenders for ownership of the team. On February 27, the Bobcats announced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the team pending NBA approval. On March 17, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's purchase, making him the first former player to become the majority owner of an NBA team. It also made him the league's only African-American majority owner of an NBA team.

During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Times wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners who wanted to cap the players' share of basketball-related income at 50 percent and as low as 47. Journalists observed that, during the labor dispute in 1998, Jordan had told Washington Wizards then-owner Abe Pollin, "If you can't make a profit, you should sell your team." Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com called Jordan a "sellout" wanting "current players to pay for his incompetence." He cited Jordan's executive decisions to draft disappointing players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.

During the 2011–12 NBA season that was shortened to 66 games by the lockout, the Bobcats posted a 7–59 record. Their .106 winning percentage was the worst in NBA history. "I'm not real happy about the record book scenario last year. It's very, very frustrating", Jordan said later that year.

On May 21, 2013, Jordan filed papers to change the Bobcats' name to the Hornets, effective with the 2014–15 season. The Hornets name had become available when the original Hornets, who had moved to New Orleans in 2002, changed their name to the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2013–14 season. The NBA approved the change on July 18. The name change became official on May 20, 2014. On the same day, the team announced that it had reclaimed the history and records of the original 1988–2002 Hornets.

Player profile

Jordan was a shooting guard who was also capable of playing as a small forward (the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards), and as a point guard. Jordan was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. With the Bulls, he decided 25 games with field goals or free throws in the last 30 seconds, including two NBA Finals games and five other playoff contests. His competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash-talk and well-known work ethic. As the Bulls organization built the franchise around Jordan, management had to trade away players who were not "tough enough" to compete with him in practice. To help improve his defense, he spent extra hours studying film of opponents. On offense, he relied more upon instinct and improvisation at game time. Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four or more games while active for a full season from 1986–87 to 2001–02, when he injured his right knee. He played all 82 games nine times. Jordan has frequently cited David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Jerry West as influences. Confirmed at the start of his career, and possibly later on, Jordan had a special "Love of the Game Clause" written into his contract (unusual at the time) which allowed him to play basketball against anyone at any time, anywhere.

Jordan had a versatile offensive game. He was capable of aggressively driving to the basket, as well as drawing fouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 free throw attempts are the ninth-highest total of all time. As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the ability to post up his opponents and score with his trademark fadeaway jump shot, using his leaping ability to "fade away" from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made him nearly unstoppable. Despite media criticism as a "selfish" player early in his career, Jordan's 5.3 assists per game also indicate his willingness to defer to his teammates. From 1994–95 to 1996–97, the NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 ft (6.7 m) (from 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)), and Jordan's shooting from three-point range progressed from a career-low .132 in the 1987–88 season to a career-high .500 in the 1994–95 season. For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder (6.2 per game).

In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award and became the first NBA player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and MVP awards in a career (since equaled by Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon is the only player other than Jordan to win both during the same season). In addition he set both seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard, and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. He ranks third in NBA history in total steals with 2,514, trailing John Stockton and Jason Kidd. Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordan's defensive contributions than his offensive ones. He was also known to have strong eyesight; broadcaster Al Michaels said that he was able to read baseball box scores on a 27-inch television clearly from about 50 feet away.

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Legacy

Jordan's marked talent was clear from his rookie season. In his first game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a prolonged standing ovation, a rarity for an opposing player. After Jordan scored a playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986, Celtics star Larry Bird described him as "God disguised as Michael Jordan."

Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven consecutive scoring titles. He was also a fixture on the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record shared with Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant). Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 points per game, respectively. By 1998, the season of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he was well known throughout the league as a clutch performer. In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls' primary threat in the final seconds of a close game and in the playoffs, Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time. Jordan's total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the highest in NBA history. He retired with 32,292 points in regular season play, placing him fourth on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, and Kobe Bryant.

With five regular-season MVPs (tied for second place with Bill Russell—only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won more, with six), six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three All-Star MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated NBA player. Jordan finished among the top three in regular-season MVP voting a record 10 times, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. He is one of only seven players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (doing so twice with the 1984 and 1992 U.S. men's basketball teams).

Many of Jordan's contemporaries say that Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. In 1999, an ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above such luminaries as Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali. Jordan placed second to Babe Ruth in the Associated Press's December 1999 list of 20th century athletes. In addition, the Associated Press voted him as the greatest basketball player of the 20th century. Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 50 times. In the September 1996 issue of Sport, which was the publication's 50th anniversary issue, Jordan was named the greatest athlete of the past 50 years.

Jordan's athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many with having influenced a generation of young players. Several current NBA All-Stars have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while growing up, including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players "the next Michael Jordan" upon their entry to the NBA, including Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Dwyane Wade. Although Jordan was a well-rounded player, his "Air Jordan" image is also often credited with inadvertently decreasing the jump shooting skills, defense, and fundamentals of young players, a fact Jordan himself has lamented.

I think it was the exposure of Michael Jordan; the marketing of Michael Jordan. Everything was marketed towards the things that people wanted to see, which was scoring and dunking. That Michael Jordan still played defense and an all-around game, but it was never really publicized.

Although Jordan has done much to increase the status of the game, some of his impact on the game's popularity in America appears to be fleeting. Television ratings in particular increased only during his time in the league, and Finals ratings have not returned to the level reached during his last championship-winning season.

In August 2009, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan exhibit that contained items from his college and NBA careers, as well as from the 1992 "Dream Team". The exhibit also has a batting glove to signify Jordan's short career in minor league baseball. After Jordan received word of his acceptance into the Hall of Fame, he selected Class of 1996 member David Thompson to present him. As Jordan would later explain during his induction speech in September 2009, growing up in North Carolina, he was not a fan of the Tar Heels, and greatly admired Thompson, who played at rival North Carolina State. He was inducted into the Hall in September, with several former Bulls teammates in attendance, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Toni Kukoč. Two of Jordan's former coaches, Dean Smith and Doug Collins, were also among those present. His emotional reaction during his speech—when he began to cry—was captured by Associated Press photographer Stephan Savoia and would later become widely shared on social media as the Crying Jordan Internet meme. In 2016, President Barack Obama honored Jordan with a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Personal life

Jordan married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they had two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy filed for divorce on January 4, 2002, citing irreconcilable differences, but reconciled shortly thereafter. They again filed for divorce and were granted a final decree of dissolution of marriage on December 29, 2006, commenting that the decision was made "mutually and amicably". It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement (equivalent to $200 million in 2016), making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement on public record at the time .

In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illinois, to build a 56,000 square foot mansion, which was completed four years later. Jordan listed his Highland Park mansion for sale in 2012. Both of his sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high school located in Wilmette, Illinois. Jeffrey graduated as a member of the 2007 graduating class and played his first collegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, for the University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jeffrey left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season, then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending. Marcus transferred to Whitney Young High School after his sophomore year at Loyola Academy and graduated in 2009. He began attending UCF in the fall of 2009, and played three seasons of basketball for the school.

On July 21, 2006, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, determined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover Karla Knafel $5 million in a breach of contract claim. Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret. Knafel claimed Jordan promised her $5 million for remaining silent and agreeing not to file a paternity suit after Knafel learned she was pregnant in 1991. A DNA test showed Jordan was not the father of the child.

He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas Eve, 2011, and they were married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. It was announced on November 30, 2013, that the two were expecting their first child together. On February 11, 2014, Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Victoria and Ysabel.

Jordan's private jet features a stripe in Carolina blue, the "Air Jordan" logo on the tail, and references to his career in the identification number.

Media figure and business interests

Jordan is one of the most marketed sports figures in history. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonald's, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI. Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991, including the "Be Like Mike" commercials in which a song was sung by children wishing to be like Jordan.

Nike created a signature shoe for him, called the Air Jordan. One of Jordan's more popular commercials for the shoe involved Spike Lee playing the part of Mars Blackmon. In the commercials Lee, as Blackmon, attempted to find the source of Jordan's abilities and became convinced that "it's gotta be the shoes". The hype and demand for the shoes even brought on a spate of "shoe-jackings" where people were robbed of their sneakers at gunpoint. Subsequently, Nike spun off the Jordan line into its own division named the "Jordan Brand". The company features an impressive list of athletes and celebrities as endorsers. The brand has also sponsored college sports programs such as those of North Carolina, Cal, Georgetown, and Marquette.

Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during 1992's Super Bowl XXVI featured Jordan and Bugs Bunny playing basketball. The Super Bowl commercial inspired the 1996 live action/animated film Space Jam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a fictional story set during the former's first retirement from basketball. They have subsequently appeared together in several commercials for MCI. Jordan also made an appearance in the music video of Michael Jackson's "Jam" (1992).

Jordan's yearly income from the endorsements is estimated to be over forty million dollars. In addition, when Jordan's power at the ticket gates was at its highest point, the Bulls regularly sold out both their home and road games. Due to this, Jordan set records in player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess of US $30 million per season. An academic study found that Jordan's first NBA comeback resulted in an increase in the market capitalization of his client firms of more than $1 billion.

Most of Jordan's endorsement deals, including his first deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David Falk. Jordan has described Falk as "the best at what he does" and that "marketing-wise, he's great. He's the one who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"

In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 20th-most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to the Forbes article, Jordan Brand generates $1 billion in sales for Nike. In June 2014, Jordan was named the first NBA player to become a billionaire, after he increased his stake in the Charlotte Hornets from 80% to 89.5%. On January 20, 2015, Jordan was honored with the Charlotte Business Journal's Business Person of the Year for 2014. As of November 2015, his current net worth is estimated at $1.1 billion by Forbes. Jordan is the second-richest African-American as of 2015, behind Oprah Winfrey.

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Senator Blasts House Democrats for Pretending They Care About Ukraine Aid

In a tweet on Thursday, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) blasted the House impeachment managers for standing up in front of the Senate and pretending to care deeply about the fact that Ukraine was denied their precious military aid for a couple of months over the summer. Ernst said that to hear House Manager Adam Schiff catastrophize the ramifications of denying Ukraine the aid was laughable, seeing as how he and other House Democrats voted against sending the lethal aid in the first place.

“The Democratic House Managers’ hypocrisy is on full display,” Ernst wrote. “They’ve spent most of their time lecturing the Senate on aid to Ukraine, yet four of them voted AGAINST legislation that provided the very same aid they’re lecturing us on.”

In remarks to reporters earlier in the day, she hit upon the same theme.

“What I find very interesting now is that the House Managers are very, very centered on the fact that Russia was invading Ukraine. And military funding to Ukraine,” she said. “These House managers did nothing of the sort to provide that assistance to Ukraine and yet now they are on their high horse for President Trump not doing enough for Ukraine.”

Ernst noted that Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), one of the House’s point-men on trying the impeachment case, voted against the most recent National Defense Authorization Act, which included “lethal aid to Ukraine” among its provisions. The one before that attracted no votes from Nadler, as well as fellow House impeachment managers Zoe Lofgren and Hakeem Jeffreys.

But this hasn’t stopped these Democrats from blaming Trump for endangering Ukraine.

It didn’t stop Nadler from penning a letter in September (along with Schiff and the other House committee chairs), which said in part:  “Ukraine depends on the U.S. for economic, military, and diplomatic support—especially in its attempts to push back against Russian aggression—and is particularly vulnerable to pressure from any U.S. president.”

Indeed – and quite vulnerable to Democrat lawmakers who don’t want to give them that money in the first place.

“This president has done more than they have, and he has done more than the previous administration did,” Ernst said. “This administration has done more than the previous administration did when Crimea was being invaded. I have very strong feelings about that.”

Just one more log on the dumpster fire that is the most partisan impeachment in the history of the United States.

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Bulls de Chicago, une histoire en NBA

Une histoire en NBA : YPC vous raconte l'histoire récente des franchises NBA.

Episode 1: Les Bulls.

 Avant de commencer: tu connais Michael Jordan?

Oui, car tu sais qu'il fut des plus grands basketteurs, tu peux continuer.

Si c'est oui, car tu portes ses chaussures mais tu n'as jamais joué au basket, je te regarde...je te vois...je te juge et je crie en moi BOBO, mais tu peux quand même passer cette corde velvet pour rentrer dans le club l'histoire.

Tu ne connais pas Michael Jordan. Tu t'appelles Samuel Kramrr ou tu fais partie de sa famille et tu trolles. Donc comme je sais que tu trolles, tu rentres, mais tu n'as pas accès au carré VIP.

Il y a une exception à l'entrée du club, si ton nom c'est Noam C., là, tu rentres, puis quand tu passes dans le couloir, tu te prends des faciales de champagne (du moins chers au plus chers), de paillettes de musique électro et tout ce qu'on fait de mieux dans le divertissement capitaliste humain jusqu'à la porte de sortie et tu cliques maintenant sur un autre article de ===> KARRDR <===.

Qui est notre personnage principal?

[caption id="attachment_6215" align="alignleft" width="232"] Les onze bagues de Sauron avec mes pieds et mes chaussettes.[/caption] Le héros de l'histoire c'est Michael Jordan, non ce n'est pas Phil Zen Jackson. Mais je conçois que les autres héros peuvent être Jerry Krause ou Jerry Reinsdorf. Pour ma part je pense qu'ils sont plus à considérer comme le narrateur omniscient le fil directeur de cette tragédie chicago-NBAine. Il faut entendre le personnage de la Voix, sentir la main invisible et pour un court moment, invincible. Il faut que tu t'imagines de la fumée en CGI, il faut que tu t'imagines comment ça pue à New-York et que ça grouille et que c'est là que Michael Jeffrey Jordan naquit.

Introduction

Les héros se choisissent lors d'une cérémonie qui s'appelle la Draft. Les 30 cité-Etats ont l'occasion de recruter les meilleurs héros, parfois ils deviennent Dieu, souvent restent demi-dieu et très souvent redeviennent des mortels. C'est David Stern, le Moîra, qui appelle chaque héros sur l'estrade. Lors de cette cérémonie, il remet à chacun le fil de leur destinée lors d'une poignée de main qui a pour but de sceller leur futur. C'est la Cité-État de Chicago qui choisit le jeune Michael. "Houra, Michael sera un Bulls! Houra, Michael de la famille des Tar Heel qui nous rejoint!" a-t-on pu entendre dans les rues de Chi-Town.

De zéro à Héros, en buvant de la Gatorade.

Lors de sa formation pour atteindre le niveau de Dieu, MJ doit se battre contre plusieurs créatures monstrueuses : les Cavaliers de Cleveland, les Celtics de Boston. Et faire preuve de ruse contre les Pistons de Detroit pour contourner la très célèbre stratégie: Les Règles Jordan. Pour limiter les attaques parfaites de Michael, le chef de guerre Daly, a imaginé un plan simple mais efficace. Il fallait arrêter Jordan par tous les moyens : coups de coudes, "croche patte", Ippon-seoi-nage, coup de la corde à linge et j'en passe. Les Règles Jordan ou Jordan Rules: mettre celui au sol pour qu'il ne puisse plus jamais se relever. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Abattre les Cavaliers de Cleveland avec "The Shot" qui a célébré ses 28 ans cette année[/caption] Michael s’entraîne dur, chaque jour, chaque heure, chaque seconde, il se tue à la tache. Son travail acharné ne passe pas inaperçu et il récolte lors de ses déplacements, plusieurs offrandes. Une marque de chaussures décide de lui soulager les pieds en lui offrant des paires à son nom. Une chaîne de restauration lui propose des burgers pour le rassasier lors de ses déplacements. Une marque de voiture lui offre son soutien afin qu'il se rende plus facilement dans l'arène. Il y a même cette marque qui lui propose des sous-vêtements en coton. Les offrandes pleuvent et sa célébrité est au plus haut dans chaque village. Mais notre héros est toujours déçu. Il n'a jamais atteint l'Olympe et le temps passe, il en a conscience.

Les trois titres

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="615"] "See, in my inner circle, all we do is ball 'Til we all got triangles on our wall"- Jay Z[/caption] Il y a des épisodes décisifs dans la vie de chaque Héros: Phil Jackson et Scottie Pippen décident de se joindre à sa quête. Phil devient son guide spirituel, armé de sauge et de livres pour ses troupes. Il choisit les guerriers autour de Michael et cherche non pas les meilleurs joueurs, mais les meilleurs joueurs pour son système. Il y a eu Socrate, Platon et Aristote, il y aura désormais Tex Winter et Phil Jackson avec l'attaque en triangle. Afin de vaincre l'éblouissant spectacle des Lakers de Los Angeles, le jeune Michael décidera de porter les lunettes de soleil, une offrande de plus, pour lire la défense et mettre fin à l'attaque rapide. Lors de la campagne contre le Roi Planeur et son armée des Trail Blazers Portland,Le mouvement clé sera l'utilisation d'un combo "Haussement d'épaules et trois points" au dernier niveau pour vaincre cette légion venue de l'Ouest. La dernière des trois premières conquêtes magnifiques, ne se finira pas avec une action individuelle, mais plutôt avec l'aide d'un des disciples. Michael éclabousse le soleil de Phoenix et son Prince Charles en passant le ballon à John Paxon pour le tir de la victoire contre toute attente. C'est fait, seulement le troisième "Three-peat" de la Civilisation NBA-aine. Michael devient enfin, un demi-dieu.

RAF j'me tire (comme Maitre Gims)

Notre héros en avait ras le bol! Tu le comprends un peu, il n'y avait plus aucune compétition pour lui. Trois titres NBA, un titre à Barcelone pendant les Olympiades. En plus, les proprios ne voulaient pas encore mettre de la thune sur la table donc bon, il s'est essayé au Baseball. Le con! Enfin, plus nous les cons, car il était pas dégueu... et qu'au final ce sport était son premier amour. Malheureusement, qui héros qui mortels, quand tu es dans une case, tu y restes. La plèbe décide; et on n'avait même pas Twitter et Facebook à l'époque. Gros POUCE VERS LE BAS. Tu imagines, le mec, il  se barre au sommet de sa gloire, de la représentation de notre gloire et de notre réussite ultime. Un drame s'est aussi produit dans sa vie, la perte de son père; même s'il avait décidé��bien avant de se retirer de la ligue et de quitter les Bulls de Chicago. Les mauvaises langues diront que c'était une suspension à cause de son addiction aux jeux d'argent, cependant notre héros Space Jam a vraiment montré qu'il lui fallait un challenge inter-galactique/animé/fictif. Un peu comme un demi-dieu, prenons Achille, il lui fallait bousiller un peu plus que le commun des mortels pour bouger sa couille gauche et pour retrouver son esprit de compétiteur.

Bah je reviens comme Jospin

Pendant son absence, le règne de Michael a été remplacé par une équipe texane. Les Rockets de Houston, après avoir eu beaucoup de problème dans les années 80 ont trouvé leur Héros : Olajuwon. Akeem devenu Hakeem avec la naturalisation américaine. L'équipe texane a enfin la solution pour dominer les familles NBA. Jordan décide de revenir au milieu de la campagne de Rockets et porte maintenant le numéro 45. Les cité-Etats à l'Est du Mississippi sont sous la domination d'une nouvelle garde, les Orlando Magics et cela s'avère compliqué. Les Bulls retrouvent leur héros. Cependant il porte ce numéro 45 (pour mes fans de numérologie => 4+5=9) qui va lui porter la poisse et sur une passe mal transmise, il perd l'opportunité de retrouver les Finales. Le Dieu n'est plus. Tout le monde doute. Tout le monde critique.  Et Pourtant...

Devenir Légende, surpasser les Dieux

[caption id="attachment_6279" align="alignright" width="195"] Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen 1995[/caption] Après s'être fait décrier, les Bulls reviennent avec Michael qui a décidé de porter à nouveau ce cher numéro 23 (encore pour mes fans de numérologie =>2+3=5) que la Moire David Stern lui avait donné (déterminé) pour son ascension et accession à l'Olympe. Il retrouve Scottie, son bras droit et camarade toujours. Le seul qui ait pu faire avec ses demandes incessantes de perfection. L'homme à tout faire, le parfait co-pilote.

If a hater's caught slipping / Then my niggas stay tight / Got my back like Pippen The Morning de The Weeknd

[caption id="attachment_6212" align="alignright" width="263"] The worm - Le mec qu’on aime pas mais qui taffe[/caption] Il retrouve aussi un de ses anciens ennemis, qui lors de la phénoménale bataille que l'on nomme aujourd'hui Les Règles Jordan, avait massacré Scottie avec des coups de coudes bien placés. Denis "The Worm" Rodman est l’excentrique du groupe. Il est le poil à gratter qui servira trois fois à faire sortir les opposants de leur concentration et permettre à Chicago de s'imposer en tant que cité-Etat ultime à la fin de la décennie 90.

If Hov J then every Jordan need a Rodman - Feedback de Kanye West

Finale

Le dernier épisode des Bulls, SPOILER ALERT, se termine par la consécration. Michael utilise son combo préféré pour mettre fin aux espoirs des Jazz et achève une fois pour toute ses adversaires, ses détracteurs et toute la population venue regarder la bataille finale: le Fade away. Tous les observateurs s'accordent à dire que ce shoot n’est pas THE SHOT; néanmoins il restera gravé dans la mémoire comme le dernier coup d'épée, la dernière étape avant d'accéder à la légende et s’asseoir sur le trône de Bill "Zeus" Russell. Une lecture plus frivole décrit la scène en ces termes: "Le shoot était si parfait qu'il semblait dire aux mormons que la polygamie ou le polyamour ne sera pas célébré ce soir de Juin dans la cité-Etat de Salt Lake City". Michael Jordan part, dans la gloire. Homer Simpson, le célèbre philosophe et conteur dira un jour:

I've always been afraid I'd screw up our lives so bad that I've had to come up with a back-up plan. And that plan is right here!

Fin.

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2017 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) Odds

The NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player was established in 1939 to recognize the top performer during the NCAA Tournament, as determined by the Associated Press. The Most Outstanding Player has traditionally been a member of the championship team, but there have been exceptions to the rule including Houston star Hakeem Olajuwon in 1983. The table below displays every winner since the award’s inception nearly 80 years ago.

Year Player College 2016 Ryan Arcidiacono Villanova 2015 Tyus Jones Duke 2014 Shabazz Napier Connecticut 2013 Luke Hancock Louisville 2012 Anthony Davis Kentucky 2011 Kemba Walker Connecticut 2010 Kyle Singler Duke 2009 Wayne Ellington North Carolina 2008 Mario Chalmers Kansas 2007 Corey Brewer Florida 2006 Joakim Noah Florida 2005 Sean May North Carolina 2004 Emeka Okafor Connecticut 2003 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse 2002 Juan Dixon Maryland 2001 Shane Battier Duke 2000 Mateen Cleaves Michigan State 1999 Richard Hamilton Connecticut 1998 Jeffrey Sheppard Kentucky 1997 Miles Simon Arizona 1996 Tony Delk Kentucky 1995 Ed O’Bannon UCLA 1994 Corliss Williamson Arkansas 1993 Donald Williams North Carolina 1992 Bobby Hurley Duke 1991 Christian Laettner Duke 1990 Anderson Hunt Nevada-Las Vegas 1989 Glen Rice Michigan 1988 Danny Manning Kansas 1987 Keith Smart Indiana 1986 Pervis Ellison Louisville 1985 Ed Pinckney Villanova 1984 Patrick Ewing Georgetown 1983 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston 1982 James Worthy North Carolina 1981 Isiah Thomas Indiana 1980 Darrell Griffith Louisville 1979 Magic Johnson Michigan State 1978 Jack Givens Kentucky 1977 Butch Lee Marquette 1976 Kent Benson Indiana 1975 Richard Washington UCLA 1974 David Thompson North Carolina State 1973 Bill Walton UCLA 1972 Bill Walton UCLA 1971 Howard Porter Villanova 1970 Sidney Wicks UCLA 1969 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 1968 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 1967 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 1966 Jerry Chambers Utah 1965 Bill Bradley Princeton 1964 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman UCLA 1963 Art Heyman Duke 1962 Paul Hogue Cincinnati 1961 Jerry Lucas Ohio State 1960 Jerry Lucas Ohio State 1959 Jerry West West Virginia 1958 Elgin Baylor Seattle 1957 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 1956 Hal Lear Temple 1955 Bill Russell San Francisco 1954 Tom Gola La Salle 1953 B.H. Born Kansas 1952 Clyde Lovellette Kansas 1951 Bill Spivey Kentucky 1950 Irwin Dambrot City College of New York 1949 Alex Groza Kentucky 1948 Alex Groza Kentucky 1947 George Kaftan Holy Cross 1946 Bob Kurland Oklahoma State 1945 Bob Kurland Oklahoma State 1944 Arnie Ferrin Utah 1943 Kenny Sailors Wyoming 1942 Howie Dallmar Stanford 1941 John Kotz Wisconsin 1940 Marv Huffman Indiana 1939 Jimmy Hull Ohio State

As for this season, the co-favorites at the moment are Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss and UNC’s Justin Jackson. The table below displays the latest MOP odds from 5Dimes as well as previous odds at Bovada, Heritage, and Sportsbook.

Player School 5Dimes (3/30) Bovada (3/23) Bovada (3/15) Heritage (3/15) Sportsbk (3/15) Justin Jackson North Carolina +400 +750 +1000 +1000 +1000 Nigel Williams-Goss Gonzaga +400 +800 +1000 +1000 +1500 Joel Berry II North Carolina +550 +2200 +1600 +1600 +1800 Tyler Dorsey Oregon +800 N/A N/A N/A +6000 Sindarius Thornwell South Carolina +800 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jonathan Williams Gonzaga +800 N/A N/A N/A N/A Kennedy Meeks North Carolina +800 N/A N/A N/A N/A Dillon Brooks Oregon +900 +2000 +3300 +3300 +2200 Isaiah Hicks North Carolina +1200 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jordan Mathews Gonzaga +1300 N/A N/A N/A N/A Theo Pinson North Carolina +2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Przemek Karnowski Gonzaga +2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jordan Bell Oregon +2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Luke Maye North Carolina +2500 N/A N/A N/A N/A Dylan Ennis Oregon +3600 N/A N/A N/A N/A PJ Dozier South Carolina +5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Duane Notice South Carolina +5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Maik Kotsar South Carolina +5000 N/A N/A N/A N/A Chris Silva South Carolina +6000 N/A N/A N/A N/A V.J. Beachem Notre Dame N/A N/A N/A N/A +6000 Josh Hart Villanova N/A N/A +1000 +1000 +1000 Bonzie Colson Notre Dame N/A N/A +6600 +6600 +4000 Semi Ojeyele SMU N/A N/A +6600 +6600 +2500 London Perrantes Virginia N/A N/A +6600 +6600 +4000 Field N/A N/A N/A N/A +350 N/A Kris Jenkins Villanova N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Frank Mason III Kansas N/A +750 +1000 +900 +1000 Donovan Mitchell Louisville N/A N/A +2200 +2200 +2500 DeAaron Fox Kentucky N/A N/A N/A N/A +2200 Monte Morris Iowa State N/A N/A N/A N/A +4500 Przemek Karnowski Gonzaga N/A N/A N/A N/A +4500 Devonte Graham Kansas N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Shake Milton SMU N/A N/A N/A N/A +5000 Johnathan Isaac Florida St N/A N/A N/A N/A +5000 Jock Landale Saint Marys N/A N/A N/A N/A +6000 Dwayne Bacon Florida St N/A N/A +4000 +4000 +4000 Jalen Brunson Villanova N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Ethan Happ Wisconsin N/A N/A N/A N/A +6500 Josh Jackson Kansas N/A +1000 +1600 +1600 +1800 Lonzo Ball UCLA N/A +650 +1200 +1200 +2000 Bryce Alford UCLA N/A N/A N/A N/A +3000 Lauri Markkanen Arizona N/A +1500 +1600 +1600 +2500 Derrick Walton Jr. Michigan N/A +1600 +3300 +3300 +4000 Allonzo Trier Arizona N/A +850 +1000 +1000 +1800 Caleb Swanigan Purdue N/A +2000 +3300 +3300 +3500 Malik Monk Kentucky N/A +900 +1400 +1400 +1800 Johnathan Motley Baylor N/A +2800 +5000 +5000 +3500 Jevon Carter West Virginia N/A +4400 +3300 +4000 +4000 KeVaughn Allen Florida N/A +4400 +5000 +5000 +5000 T.J. Leaf UCLA N/A +4400 +1600 +1600 +2500 Luke Kennard Duke N/A N/A +800 +800 +1000 Jayson Tatum Duke N/A N/A +1600 +1600 +1800 Grayson Allen Duke N/A N/A +1200 +1200 +2500 Nazareth Mitrou-Long Iowa St N/A N/A N/A N/A +6500 Quentin Snider Louisville N/A N/A N/A N/A +4000

Our early intriguing pick was Gonzaga’s Przemek Karnowski with the ‘field’ option, and he’s now listed at +2000 on his own. Our simulations have loved Gonzaga from the start of the tournament and that hasn’t changed. While 3 other teammates have better odds than Karnowski, they’ve got a great chance to advance to the title game.

Below was published on Thursday, March 23:

On Wednesday (3/15) morning, Sportsbook.com posted odds for the 2017 Tournament MOP.  It’s important to realize that Sportsbook.com is not considered to be very reputable and they take low limits on these type of prop bets. Later in the day Heritage (a much sharper book) and Bovada (another square book) posted their own MOP odds with a few major discrepancies.

Frank Mason, Josh Hart, Justin Jackson and Luke Kennard (+1000) opened as co-favorites at Sportsbook.com, however, Duke’s Kennard (+800) opened as the sole favorite at Heritage. It was also interesting to see that Heritage listed the field as an option at +350. Bovada listed nearly identical odds to Heritage, but (in a fairly dubious move) didn’t list the field as an option.

Following the first two rounds, Bovada re-opened their MOP odds with UCLA’s Lonzo Ball (+650) listed as the new favorite. These are bizarre odds considering that Bovada lists UCLA at +800 to win the National Championship. These type of props take low limits and often take advantage of casual bettors.

Below was published on March 15, 2017:

In last year’s analysis, I explained that senior guards typically dominate March Madness and that Ryan Arcidiacono was providing value at +9000. That advice proved prophetic when Villanova won the national championship and Arcidiacono was named the Most Outstanding Player over teammate Josh Hart. Unfortunately, Paddy Power hasn’t posted MOP odds and neither Heritage nor Sportsbook.com are offering anybody with those type of long odds.  In fact, some of these players actually have shorter odds to win MOP than their teams have of winning the title.

One player that intrigues me is Przemek Karnowski. Gonzaga (+1000) has the fifth-best odds of winning the national championship and the highest probability (20.6%) according to our bracket simulator. At 7’1″ and 300 pounds, Karnowski (12.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, and 2.0 APG) is a matchup nightmare and although his odds should be way longer, he’s just one example of a player included in the field at Heritage. At +350, the field appears to be an excellent value.

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Titans fans like Cruz, kudos to Mularkey

Titans fans like Cruz, kudos to Mularkey

The Giants released wide receiver Victor Cruz. The undrafted free agent made the Giants team at an odd time. The Giants had decided to basically start anew at wide receiver and replace everyone. He’s had a decent career with some good games. He seems like a genuine good guy as there’s usually some nice story shared on social media about him.

Yesterday, on twitter, on facebook, and by email “every” Titans fan seems interested in him. The mentions aren’t all that the team should sign him. Some people are wondering if he’d be a good fit.

This is a feather in Mularkey’s cap. The Titans coach, Mike Mularkey, has been speaking on a change in attitude and mindset as he made this “his team.” Titans fans seem to have recognized this and Victor Cruz fits the mold- professional, hard worker, good guy, and productive. Fans are listening too Coach, fans are listening.

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This is interesting because, not all that long ago, many wanted the Titans to sign Alshon Jeffrey of the Bears. The common discussion point was that he has been suspended and could be again. Fans don’t decide, GMs do, but that never stopped us from discussing Titans moves as if we do. Fans in support of Jeffrey did seem to get convinced he wasn’t a Mularkey type and…now Cruz. It’s part of the changing culture.

Victor Cruz is also an interesting anecdote in NFL history.

There have been stories about the quality of the turf. There’s been stories discussing grass versus turf. Sometimes it is discussed whether the playing surface can cause an injury. Sometimes people wonder how likely it is a player will get injured. How likely is it that they will injure a specific body part like the knee? Can a trainer help? Does proper stretching and diet reduce the risk of injury? From there so many questions…

Cruz was part of a young Giants wide receiver corps. On the team was Ramses Barden a (no pun intended) Giant wide receiver with soft hands. Steve Smith, the other Steve Smith, an excellent young wide receiver with a bright future. Hakeem Nicks who had this unusual knack of not being a tall wide receiver yet playing like one. He too had such a bright future. Mario Manningham was backup wide receiver while Cruz would fill in, in the slot. Every one of these players “wrecked” their knees.

I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if NFL teams all study and inquire about this unit. It could have simply been unfortunate and “bad luck.” It probably was. The NFL is loaded with million dollar talent though and this type of thing happening probably would initiate such a study. Teams have to protect their investments. NFLPA has to make sure the players are in a safe environment and that can include the playing surface. I have never heard of such a study taking place in regards to the Giants. I’m simply saying it wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

As for the Titans adding him, no.

The Titans have Harry Douglas as their fourth or fifth wide receiver. He has been with these coaches since he came into the league and played in Atlanta. Douglas is not in an enviable role. He is last on the depth chart and inactive most weeks. On some teams, this spot is manned by a player that is a developmental project. Douglas is a veteran that works hard. Many reports indicate that he works well with the younger players “showing them the ropes.” There’s no need to replace Douglas.

The disconnect is generally when people pretend Douglas is pushing Rishard Matthews for his starting spot. He is not. He is the veteran at the end of the bench that lends a hand. He does well with a relief pitcher mindset. He can come in and make a play despite being “cold.” There’s no reports of him complaining of being inactive some weeks. They have very different roles.

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2020 NFL Draft Big Board

For years I’ve been tracking NFL Draft websites and their big boards and aggregating their boards to make 1 master big board. Unfortunately, earlier this year I decided to shut down the site but since I still have the information I figured I would continue the tradition right here on Packernet. Below is my board. the full board has 717 prospects which have been cut down to only players with 2 or more rankings bringing us down to 381 prospects, and then sorted based on highest average rank.

  Rank Player Position Type School AVG 1 Chase Young EDGE DE Ohio State 1.5 2 Jerry Jeudy WR WR Alabama 4.3125 3 Joe Burrow QB Pro LSU 5.1875 4 Andrew Thomas OT LT Georgia 5.3125 5 Jeffrey Okudah CB CB Ohio State 7 6 Tua Tagovailoa QB Dual Alabama 7.0625 7 Derrick Brown DL 3 Tech Auburn 7.6875 8 Isaiah Simmons LB SLB Clemson 9.5 9 Ceedee Lamb WR WR Oklahoma 10.0625 10 Grant Delpit S SS LSU 11.4375 11 A.J. Epenesa EDGE DE Iowa 11.4375 12 Tristan Wirfs OT RT Iowa 11.8125 13 Henry Ruggs WR WR Alabama 14.69231 14 Javon Kinlaw DL 3 Tech South Carolina 15.125 15 Kristian Fulton CB CB LSU 16.1875 16 Justin Herbert QB Dual Oregon 18.6875 17 Trevon Diggs CB CB Alabama 19.93333 18 D’Andre Swift RB RB Georgia 21 19 Tyler Biadasz IOL OC Wisconsin 21.53333 20 Dylan Moses LB WLB Alabama 23.76923 21 Laviska Shenault WR WR Colorado 23.875 22 Xavier McKinney S SS Alabama 30 23 Jonathan Taylor RB RB Wisconsin 30.375 24 Yetur Gross-Matos EDGE DE Penn State 30.6875 25 Creed Humphrey IOL OC Oklahoma 30.78571 26 Alex Leatherwood OT LT Alabama 31.5625 27 Raekwon Davis DL 3 Tech Alabama 32.75 28 Travis Etienne RB RB Clemson 32.8 29 Curtis Weaver EDGE OLB Auburn 32.85714 30 Marvin Wilson DL NT Florida State 33.06667 31 Kenneth Murray LB MLB Oklahoma 33.13333 32 C.J. Henderson CB CB Florida 35.625 33 Julian Okwara EDGE DE Notre Dame 36.26667 34 Tee Higgins WR WR Clemson 37.46667 35 Paulson Adebo CB CB Stanford 37.73333 36 Jalen Reagor WR WR TCU 38.6 37 Jedrick Wills OT RT Alabama 40.57143 38 Bryce Hall CB CB Virginia 43.26667 39 Terrell Lewis LB SLB Alabama 43.53333 40 K’Lavon Chaisson EDGE OLB LSU 44 41 Neville Gallimore DL Oklahoma 44.07143 42 Shaun Wade CB Ohio State 44.38462 43 Jacob Eason QB Pro Washington 46.66667 44 J.K. Dobbins RB RB Ohio State 47.92857 45 Tyler Johnson WR SWR Minnesota 48.92857 46 A.J. Terrell CB CB Clemson 49.53333 47 Prince Tega Wanogho OT LT Auburn 52.13333 48 Austin Jackson OT USC 52.58333 49 Hamsah Nasirildeen S Florida State 54.33333 50 K.J. Hamler WR Penn State 57.83333 51 Jake Fromm QB Pro Georgia 58.53333 52 Jalen Hurts QB Dual Oklahoma 59.92308 53 Jordan Love QB Pro Utah State 60.5 54 DeVonta Smith WR WR Alabama 60.85714 55 Lucas Niang OT RT TCU 61.64286 56 Brycen Hopkins TE TE Purdue 61.64286 57 Darryl Williams IOL OG Mississippi State 62.36364 58 Jaylon Johnson CB CB Utah 64.71429 59 Trey Adams OT LT Washington 64.875 60 Carlos Basham EDGE DE Wake Forest 65.92308 61 Jeff Gladney CB CB TCU 66 62 Chuba Hubbard RB Oklahoma State 66.30769 63 Ashtyn Davis S California 66.57143 64 Justin Jefferson WR WR LSU 67.21429 65 Alton Robinson EDGE DE Syracuse 67.69231 66 Tylan Wallace WR WR Oklahoma State 67.92857 67 Josh Jones OT Houston 68.7 68 Netane Muti DL Fresno State 69.09091 69 Sage Surratt WR WR Wake Forest 73 70 Brandon Jones S FS Texas 73.83333 71 Leki Fotu DL Utah 73.91667 72 Samuel Cosmi OT Texas 75.42857 73 Cameron Dantzler CB CB Mississippi State 77.4 74 Kenny Willekes EDGE DE Michigan State 78 75 Jabari Zuniga EDGE Florida 79.16667 76 Cam Akers RB RB Florida State 79.66667 77 Zack Moss RB RB Utah 79.66667 78 Trey Smith IOL OG Tennessee 81.09091 79 Hunter Bryant TE Washington 83.57143 80 Nick Harris IOL Washington 83.81818 81 Anfernee Jennings EDGE DE Alabama 84.91667 82 Jonathan Greenard EDGE Florida 85.90909 83 Jack Driscoll OT RT Auburn 86.3 84 Jared Pinkney TE TE Vanderbilt 87.07692 85 Lloyd Cushenberry IOL LSU 88.375 86 Troy Dye LB ILB Oregon 88.69231 87 Collin Johnson WR WR Texas 88.81818 88 Malik Harrison LB OLB Ohio State 89.27273 89 Bradlee Anae EDGE DE Utah 90.54545 90 Brandon Aiyuk WR WR Arizona State 91.1 91 Jacob Phillips LB MLB LSU 92.5 92 Mekhi Becton OT LT Louisville 94.45455 93 Monty Rice LB Georgia 94.875 94 Antoine Winfield S Minneosta 95.5 95 Solomon Kindley IOL OG Georgia 95.53846 96 Richard LeCounte S Georgia 95.8 97 Rashard Lawrence DL 5 Tech LSU 97.27273 98 Darrell Taylor LB SLB Tennessee 97.72727 99 Grant Calcaterra TE TE Oklahoma 100.75 100 Shyheim Carter CB CB Alabama 101.8 101 Alaric Jackson OT LT Iowa 102.3333 102 Jaylen Twyman DL DT Pittsburgh 102.5 103 Shane Lemieux IOL OG Oregon 102.8889 104 Najee Harris RB RB Alabama 103.1818 105 Jake Hanson IOL OC Oregon 103.7778 106 Khalid Kareem EDGE DE Notre Dame 105 107 Albert Okwuegbunam TE TE Missouri 105.2308 108 Justin Madubuike DL 3 Tech Texas A&M 105.9 109 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB LSU 108 110 Jared Hilbers OT RT Washington 108.5 111 Devin Duvernay WR Texas 108.5455 112 Logan Stenberg IOL LG Kentucky 109.625 113 Hakeem Adeniji OT LT Kansas 111.625 114 Deommodore Lenoir CB Oregon 111.7778 115 Ben Bredeson IOL OG Michigan 112.7 116 Josh Uche LB SLB Michigan 112.7273 117 Keandre Jones LB SAM Maryland 113.5 118 Marlon Davidson EDGE DE Auburn 115.3 119 Kyle Dugger S Lenoir-Rhyne 119 120 Cole Kmet TE Notre Dame 119 121 Walker Little OT LT Stanford 119.1429 122 Markus Bailey LB Purdue 119.2857 123 Eno Benjamin RB RB Arizona State 119.75 124 Raequan Williams DL NT Michigan State 121.3 125 Michael Pittman WR Southern California 122.4545 126 Levi Onwuzurike DL Washington 124.2 127 Ke’Shawn Vaughn RB RB Vanderbilt 124.6667 128 Nick Coe EDGE OLB Auburn 126.5 129 Jordan Elliott DL Missouri 126.7143 130 Isaiah Hodgins WR Oregon State 126.9 131 Reggie Floyd S SS Virginia Tech 127.5714 132 J.R. Reed S S Georgia 128.1 133 Larrell Murchison DL NC State 128.625 134 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR WR Liberty 129 135 David Woodward LB ILB Utah State 129.1429 136 Calvin Throckmorton OT RT Oregon 129.5 137 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR WR Michigan 129.5 138 Zack Baun EDGE OLB Wisconsin 129.5833 139 Denzel Mims WR WR Baylor 129.6 140 Jordyn Brooks LB Texas Tech 130.4286 141 Shaquille Quarterman LB MLB Miami 130.7143 142 Antoine Brooks CB SCB Maryland 131.7778 143 Jamie Newman QB Wake Forest 132.2857 144 Anthony McFarland RB Maryland 132.375 145 Darnay Holmes CB CB UCLA 134.7778 146 Chazz Surratt LB ILB North Carolina 136.25 147 K’Von Wallace S Clemson 136.8 148 Lamar Jackson CB CB Nebraska 138.3636 149 Dontavious Jackson LB MLB Florida State 139 150 Damon Arnette CB CB Ohio State 139.1 151 Jacob Breeland TE TE Oregon 140 152 Lamical Perine RB Florida 140.2222 153 Zach Shackelford IOL OC Texas 140.2857 154 Paddy Fisher LB MLB Northwestern 140.3333 155 Hamilcar Rashed EDGE Oregon State 141.5 156 John Hightower WR Boise State 142 157 Colby Parkinson TE TE Stanford 142.8889 158 Bryan Edwards WR WR South Carolina 142.9 159 Justin Strnad LB Wake Forest 143.125 160 Trajan Bandy CB Miami 145.4 161 A.J. Dillon RB RB Boston College 146.2222 162 Eric Stokes CB CB Georgia 146.4286 163 Richie Grant S FS UCF 147 164 Willie Gay LB WLB Mississippi State 147.3333 165 K.J. Hill WR SWR Ohio State 147.9 166 Nico Collins WR Michigan 148 167 Myles Bryant S SS Washington 149 168 Ross Blacklock DL DT TCU 149.8333 169 Trevon Hill EDGE Miami 150 170 Joe Bachie LB MLB Michigan State 150 171 Cole Van Lanen OT Wisconsin 151.4 172 Mustafa Johnson DL 5 Tech Colorado 151.5 173 Alex Highsmith DL UNC Charlotte 151.75 174 Tommy Kraemer IOL RG Notre Dame 153.125 175 Essang Bassey CB CB Wake Forest 153.2222 176 Jaron Bryant CB Fresno State 154.3333 177 Josiah Deguara TE Cincinnati 154.7143 178 Kylin Hill RB 0 Mississippi State 155.25 179 Quartney Davis WR WR Texas A&M 155.25 180 Julian Blackmon S Utah 157 181 Cheyenne O’Grady TE Arkansas 160.3333 182 Baron Browning LB Ohio State 161.6 183 Trey Sermon RB 0 Oklahoma 161.6 184 Liam Eichenberg OT LT Notre Dame 163.25 185 Jonathan Garvin EDGE Miami 163.2857 186 Aaron Fuller WR Washington 163.5556 187 Jalen Elliott S Notre Dame 163.8571 188 Myles Dorn S North Carolina 164 189 Chase Claypool WR Notre Dame 164.75 190 Gabriel Davis WR WR UCF 165 191 Patrick Jones EDGE Pittsburgh 166.5 192 Michael Divinity EDGE OLB LSU 167.8 193 Ezra Cleveland OT LT Boise State 168.3333 194 Charlie Heck OT North Carolina 169.875 195 Frederick Mauigoa IOL OC Washington State 170.5 196 JD Spielman WR Nebraska 170.75 197 Anthony Gordon QB QB Washington State 170.8571 198 Alohi Gilman S FS Notre Dame 171 199 John Reid S Penn State 171.5 200 D.J. Wonnum EDGE DE South Carolina 171.625 201 Kwity Paye EDGE DE Michigan 172.2 202 Tre Walker WR San Jose State 173 203 Levonta Taylor CB CB Florida State 173.2857 204 Tyler Clark DL 5 Tech Georgia 173.5 205 Quintez Cephus WR WR Wisconsin 174.1429 206 Chauncey Rivers DL Mississippi State 174.5 207 Tyler Huntley QB Utah 174.5 208 Lavert Hill CB CB Michigan 174.875 209 T.J. Brunson LB MLB South Carolina 175.8 210 Damien Lewis IOL LSU 176 211 Harrison Bryant TE Florida Atlantic 176.375 212 K.J. Costello QB Pro Stanford 176.5714 213 Davon Hamilton DL Ohio State 177 214 Jordan Mack LB Virginia 177.25 215 Mitchell Wilcox TE TE South Florida 177.4286 216 Troy Pride CB Notre Dame 177.5 217 McTelvin Agim DL 3 Tech Arkansas 177.6 218 Jordon Scott DL Oregon 177.6667 219 Tipa Galeai EDGE Utah State 177.875 220 T.J. Carter CB CB Memphis 179.3333 221 Mohamed Barry LB Nebraska 180 222 Charles Snowden LB Virginia 180.4286 223 Jason Strowbridge DL DT North Carolina 182.3333 224 Justin Herron OT Wake Forest 183.8 225 Steven Montez QB Pro Colorado 184.2 226 Nate Landman LB Colorado 184.3333 227 Nate Stanley QB Pro Iowa 185 228 Levante Bellamy RB Western Michigan 185 229 Evan Weaver LB ILB California 185.7143 230 Benito Jones DL Ole Miss 185.8 231 Robert Landers DL Ohio State 187.1429 232 Carter Coughlin EDGE DE Minnesota 187.7143 233 Kendall Coleman EDGE DE Syracuse 187.75 234 Terrell Burgess S Utah 188 235 Jaylinn Hawkins S California 189 236 Kamal Martin LB Minnesota 190.4 237 Darrion Daniels DL NT Nebraska 190.5 238 Colton McKivitz OT LT West Virginia 191.2 239 Michael Warren RB Cincinnati 193 240 Kendrick Rogers WR WR Texas A&M 194.8571 241 Brad Stewart S Florida 196.3333 242 Kylan Johnson LB Pittsburgh 196.5 243 Kalija Lipscomb WR WR Vanderbilt 197.8571 244 Anthony Hines LB Texas A&M 198.5 245 Tyler Vaughns WR WR USC 199 246 Thomas Graham CB 0 Oregon 200.5 247 Binjimen Victor WR Ohio State 202.5 248 Scott Frantz OT LT Kansas State 203 249 Joe Gaziano EDGE DE Northwestern 203 250 Matt Hennessy IOL OC Temple 203 251 Patrick Queen LB LSU 203.2 252 Joey Magnifico TE TE Memphis 204.5 253 Marquez Callaway WR WR Tennessee 204.5 254 Khaleke Hudson LB SLB Michigan 205.3333 255 Van Jefferson WR Florida 205.75 256 Akeem Davis-Gaither LB Appalachian State 206 257 Cam Brown LB Penn State 206 258 Ben Cleveland IOL OG Georgia 206 259 Matt Bushman TE BYU 206.2 260 Chase Lucas CB CB Arizona State 206.75 261 Yasir Durant OT Missouri 207 262 Tariq Castro-Fields CB Penn State 210.5 263 Lynn Bowden WR Kentucky 214.5 264 Daniel Bituli LB Tennessee 214.75 265 Kevin Jarvis IOL OG Michigan State 215 266 Daelin Hayes EDGE Notre Dame 216.3333 267 Cesar Ruiz IOL OC Michigan 217.2 268 James Smith-Williams EDGE NC State 217.5 269 Bryce Perkins QB Dual Virginia 218.5 270 Reggie Corbin RB Illinois 219 271 Jake Luton QB Oregon State 220 272 Joe Reed WR WR Virginia 221.75 273 James Proche WR WR Southern Methodist 222.2 274 Jared Mayden S Alabama 222.5 275 Big Kat Bryant EDGE Auburn 222.6667 276 Sadarius Hutcherson OT LT South Carolina 223.5 277 A.J. Green CB Oklahoma State 224 278 Dante Olson LB Montana 225 279 Michael Pinckney LB WLB Miami 225.5 280 Sean Pollard IOL OG Clemson 226.5 281 Isaiah Wilson OT RT Georgia 228.5 282 Saahdiq Charles OT LT LSU 229.6667 283 Robert Hunt OT Louisiana-Lafayette 229.6667 284 Brian Lewerke QB Pro Michigan State 231.3333 285 Erroll Thompson LB MLB Mississippi State 231.75 286 Matt Peart OT UConn 232.25 287 Terence Steele OT LT Texas Tech 233 288 Elijah Riley CB Army 233.5 289 Jeff Thomas WR Miami 235.2 290 Kellen Mond QB Texas A&M 235.75 291 Naquan Jones DL Michigan State 236.3333 292 Patrick Taylor RB RB Memphis 237.25 293 Nigel Warrior CB Tennessee 237.7143 294 Geno Stone S SS Iowa 239 295 Lorenzo Neal DL 3 Tech Purdue 245 296 Kindle Vildor CB 0 Georgia Southern 246 297 David Dowell S FS Michigan State 246.6667 298 Shane Buechele QB SMU 247 299 LaBryan Ray EDGE DE Alabama 247.3333 300 Sam Ehlinger QB Dual Texas 247.3333 301 T.J. Vasher WR Texas Tech 248.3333 302 Damar Hamlin S FS Pittsburgh 248.6667 303 Trevis Gipson DL Tulsa 249 304 Jeremy Chinn S Southern Illinois 249.3333 305 Salvon Ahmed RB Washington 249.5 306 Khyiris Tonga DL NT BYU 250 307 Ahmad Wagner WR Kentucky 250.5 308 Jordan Fuller S SS Ohio State 255.5 309 Josh Metellus S Michigan 255.5 310 C.J. Verdell RB Oregon 256.5 311 Dane Jackson CB CB Pittsburgh 257 312 DeeJay Dallas RB Miami 257.5 313 Mike Hampton CB CB South Florida 258 314 Jeffrey McCulloch LB Texas 258 315 Michael Onwenu IOL OG Michigan 258.5 316 Evan Foster S Syracuse 262 317 Tamorrion Terry WR WR Florida State 262 318 John Simpson IOL OG Clemson 262.5 319 J.J. Taylor RB Arizona 263 320 Gage Cervenka IOL Clemson 263 321 Chris Orr LB ILB Wisconsin 263 322 Glen Logan DL 5 Tech LSU 264 323 Juwuan Jones DL Western Kentucky 267 324 Thayer Munford OT Ohio State 268.5 325 Jack Anderson IOL OC Texas Tech 268.5 326 Cole McDonald QB Hawaii 269 327 Jace Whittaker CB CB Arizona 269 328 Carlos Davis DL Nebraska 269.3333 329 Kyahva Tezino DL San Diego State 271.5 330 Robert Windsor DL Penn State 272.25 331 Krys Barnes LB UCLA 273 332 Sean McKeon TE Michigan 273 333 Rayshard Ashby LB MLB Virginia Tech 275 334 Luke Farrell TE TE Ohio State 276 335 Logan Wilson LB Wyoming 277.6667 336 Shaun Bradley LB Temple 278.5 337 Larry RountreeI RB Missouri 279 338 Adam Trautman TE Dayton 280 339 Khalil Tate QB Dual Arizona 281 340 Charleston Rambo WR WR Oklahoma 282.3333 341 Garrett Marino DL UAB 283 342 Joshua Kelley RB UCLA 286.5 343 David Reese LB MLB Florida 288.5 344 Keisean Lucier-South LB OLB UCLA 289 345 Darius Anderson RB TCU 291 346 Jay Tufele DL USC 291.3333 347 DeMarkus Acy CB CB Missouri 292.5 348 Josiah Coatney DL DE Ole Miss 299.5 349 K.J. Osborn WR Miami 303.5 350 Jaquarius Landrews S Mississippi State 311 351 Brendon Hayes DL UCF 312.6667 352 Bryce Huff LB Memphis 313.5 353 Alex Taylor OT South Carolina State 314.5 354 Ty Chandler RB RB Tennessee 315.5 355 Tyrie Cleveland WR WR Florida 317 356 Mike Panasiuk IDL Michigan State 317.5 357 Riley Neal QB Vanderbilt 319 358 Sage Lewis LB MLB FIU 319.5 359 John Penisini DL Utah 322 360 Isaiahh Loudermilk DL DE Wisconsin 327 361 Trystan Colon-Castillo IOL Missouri 328.3333 362 Nyles Pinckney DL Clemson 333 363 Rakeem Boyd RB Arkansas 333.5 364 Shea Patterson QB Pro Michigan 333.6667 365 Jared Rice TE Fresno State 336 366 Mason Fine QB North Texas 336 367 Tra Minter RB South Alabama 337.5 368 DeAndre Pierce S Boise State 338 369 Tanner Muse S Clemson 338 370 Jon Runyan OT LT Michigan 340.3333 371 Easop Winston WR Washington State 342.3333 372 Christian Rector EDGE OLB USC 345 373 Dicaprio Bootle CB CB Nebraska 346 374 Chapelle Russell LB WLB Temple 348.5 375 Kennedy McKoy RB West Virginia 349.5 376 Cedric Byrd WR Hawaii 351 377 Luke Campbell OT Michigan State 353.5 378 Greg Eisworth S SS Iowa State 355.5 379 Keith Taylor CB Washington 356.5 380 Asmar Bilal LB Notre Dame 361.5 381 Mykal Walker LB Fresno State 381