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Isiah Thomas said on Monday he would be “more disappointed today” if he was held off the 1992 Dream Team because he didn’t shake hands with Michael Jordan ... Dance.” Rod Thorn, a longtime ...
not North Carolina product Michael Jordan. But when Jordan fell to the Bulls at No. 3, it was one heck of a consolation prize for then General Manager Rod Thorn. The consensus was clear that ...
The jersey has been photo matched to Jordan’s 1984 news conference by Sports Investors Authentication. Michael Jordan looks over his rookie contract with the Bulls as general manager Rod Thorn ...
Old audio of Michael Jordan has surfaced in which he says he told NBA executive Rod Thorn, who was part of the USA Basketball selection committee, that he wouldn't play on the Dream Team in 1992 ...
He is The Man Who Drafted Michael Jordan ... who managed to keep Kidd in New Jersey, which should have been even better than drafting Jordan, because Rod Thorn didn't get to keep his job in ...
The first jersey Michael Jordan ever wore on an NBA ... Chicago Bulls GM Rod Thorn presented Jordan with his first official Bulls jersey following his contract signing Sept. 12, 1984.
Earlier in the day, the Class of 2009 for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will be announced, with Michael Jordan ... the first time, Thorn’s drafting of Jordan will always be ...
Rod Thorn was ... who drafted Michael Jordan. He was the Nets president who traded for Jason Kidd. And he still would be Nets president if LeBron James had chosen New Jersey.
Starting in September, the New Jersey Nets will start their first season in ten years with a general manager not named Rod Thorn. Thorn, who is often credited for acquiring Michael Jordan and ...
On his last day on the job as general manager for the New Jersey Nets ... have some good times ahead of them.” Thorn has had a long and storied career as an NBA executive -- he is the man who drafted ...
The Chicago Bulls struck gold in the 1984 NBA Draft when they selected Michael ... Jordan was their next option. When asked why they ultimately decided to go with MJ, former GM Rod Thorn shared ...