Being drafted one pick before Michael Jordan in 1984 has haunted Sam Bowie and the Trail Blazers. (Brian Drake/NBAE via Getty Images) The sad tale of Sam Bowie, the 7-foot-1 center drafted No. 2 ...
Sam Bowie reveals that he lied to Portland about feeling leg pain before the infamous 1984 NBA draft
The sad tale of Sam Bowie has been told and re-told many times in the 28 years since the Portland Trail Blazers selected him second overall in the 1984 NBA draft, but for the first time in quite a ...
It is one of the legendary misses of the NBA Draft. In 1984 Houston had the first pick and took Hakeem Olajuwon in a move no sane person has ever questioned. But with the second pick in the draft the ...
Sam Bowie is probably best known for being drafted ahead of Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft. Bowie was chosen by Portland with the second overall pick, one spot ahead of Jordan. Bowie broke his ...
Is Sam Bowie one of the most sympathetic figures in history, a hard-luck player with frail legs who endured numerous injuries and surgeries that weren’t his fault? Is he a forgettable franchise ...
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