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In 1984, after coaching Michael Jordan on the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team, Portland general manager Stu Inman called Knight for advice on the upcoming NBA draft,” Bilas revealed, before giving out a simple piece of advice.
Knight counseled Inman to take Jordan, calling Jordan the best basketball player he had ever seen.
Inman told Knight the Blazers already had Clyde Drexler and needed a center.
Knight responded, “Then play Jordan at center.”
ESPN’s Jay Bilas as quoted in “Then Play Michael Jordan at Center”: Bobby Knight Displayed His Surety in MJ’s Talent by Telling Portland GM in 1984 to Play Him at Any Position by Rishabh Bhatnagar on thesportsrush.com, November 02, 2023
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