In 1984, Dameng became the No. 1 pick, and Jordan was elected as Tanhua. What honors does he have in his career as the No. 1 pick?

In 1984, NBA legendary president Stern took office. The NBA officially entered the Stern era. He read the names of the 84 Diamond Generation one by one at the first draft he hosted. The 213cm center "Big Dream" Olajuwon was selected by the Rockets with the No. 1 pick, Sam Bowie was selected by the Trail Blazers in the second pick. At first, the Bulls also wanted to choose a center.

After the two big men with the best rookies in this class were selected, the Bulls selected Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina with a scattered lottery. The then general manager of the Bulls also joked that they hoped Jordan had 213cm, but unfortunately he did not. But we all know the story later. The Bulls have won three consecutive championships in two consecutive championships, and Jordan has established his position as the number one player in NBA history. Dameng has also dominated the NBA and won two championships and two FMVPs. So what about the other Sam Bowie, who beat Jordan, has a good career honor?

Sam Bowie was already 23 years old in the draft and was a standard older rookie. He also showed a certain amount of ready-to-play combat power in the rookie season. He played in 76 games, averaged 10 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and shot a shooting percentage of 53.7%. His block and shooting percentage were the highest in his career. He was also selected as the best rookie team, but this was not comparable to Jordan. After all, Jordan averaged 28.2+6.5+5.9+2.4 in the rookie season.

I found Bowie with an injury when he was in the second grade. He only played 38 games, averaging 11.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Bowie, who was in the third grade, only played 5 games due to injury. Jordan, also in the third grade, is already the first team + scoring leader, and Dameng, who is also the center, was selected for the double team. In the 1987-88 season, Jordan won his first MVP and won the best defensive player. Bowie could only lie on the hospital bed to watch the game, and did not play in a single game the whole season. In the 88-89 season, Bowie made a comeback, but he only played 20 games, averaging 8.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and a shooting percentage of 45.1%, both of which were career lows.

Severe leg injury made Bowie miss the ball-raising period, and the Trail Blazers also lost patience. In 1989, Bowie was traded to the Nets and left the "destroyment" of "The Trail Blazers Veterinary". After Bowie seemed to have ushered in his second spring. In the 89-90 season, he played 68 games. This was his second time in his career, more than 60 games. He also played a double-double average in his career. That season, he averaged 14.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, but his shooting percentage was the lowest in his career 41.6%. 90-91 Bo Wei played 62 games, and his performance was average, averaging 12.9+7.7 per game. Bowie, who was thirty years old in the 91-92 season, played 71 games, and played more than 70 games in his second career, averaging 15 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, helping the Nets win 40 wins and 42 losses, ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference to return to the playoffs, losing 1-3 to the Cavaliers in the first round. In the 92-93 season, Bowie played 79 games, setting a career high, but her playing time decreased, and she averaged 9.1 points and 7 rebounds per game. They lost 2-3 to the Cavaliers in the playoffs, and suffered another round. Bowie played only three games due to injury, averaging only 3.3 points and 4 rebounds per game.

Jordan, who won three consecutive championships in 1993, retired for the first time, and Bowie also started a new journey. He was sent to the big city of Los Angeles and joined the Lakers. Injuries came again in the 93-94 season, Bowie played 25 games, averaging 8.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Bowie played 67 games in the 94-95 season, but his fuel tank has bottomed out, averaging only 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He played 10 games in the playoffs, averaging 2.1+3.3, and shooting percentage is only 26.7%, which is also his last season in the NBA. In the same year, Jordan announced his return and then completed three consecutive championships again. From 1991 to 1998, the Diamond Generation No. 1 pick Dameng and Tanhua Jordan won all the championships and FMVPs, while Bowie, the second-tier player, left the NBA at the age of 34.

Bowei has played in the NBA for 11 years, playing 511 games, starting 349 games, averaging 10.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. The injury destroyed the genius who once beat Jordan. What's worse is that he also met the "Trail Blazers Veterinary" and lay on the hospital bed during the ball-raising period. Except for the first team of the best rookie, Bowei did not win any honors in the NBA.