1984–85 Chicago Bulls season

NBA season
team = Chicago Bulls
misc = Michael Jordan’s Rookie Season
end_year = 1985
wins = 38
losses = 44
division = Central
division_place = 3
conf_place = 7
coach = Kevin Loughery
arena = Chicago Stadium
owners = Jerry Reinsdorf
television =
radio =
playoffs = First round (eliminated 3–1)
bbr_team = CHI

In the summer of 1984 the team's fortunes changed when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. The Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon, the Blazers jumped on Sam Bowie, and the Bulls grabbed shooting guard Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina.The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and General Manager Jerry Krause, decided to rebuild around Jordan. Jordan set franchise records during his rookie campaign for scoring (3rd in the league) and steals (4th in the league), and led the Bulls back to the playoffs, for which he was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA second team and NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Offseason

NBA Draft

The Bulls breathed a sigh of relief when the Trail Blazers picked Sam Bowie with the second pick overall. Jordan was heavily favoured to be drafted second overall. [Tip-Off, How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever, Filip Bondy, p.166, Da Capo Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2007, ISBN 978-0-306-81486-0]

Award Winners

* Michael Jordan, Rookie of the Year
* Michael Jordan, All-NBA Team, 2nd Team
* Michael Jordan, NBA All-Rookie Team
* Michael Jordan. 1984-85 NBA Scoring Champion, 2313 Points

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1984&tm=Chi&lg=N Bulls on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1985.html Bulls on Basketball Reference]