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NBA Draft: Top 5 UNC players drafted

By Blake Cockrum

Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; General view of the full first round draft board at the conclusion of the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; General view of the full first round draft board at the conclusion of the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Michael Jordan

Draft: 1984 Round 1, pick 3 – Chicago Bulls
Career: 1984-1993, 1994-1998, 2001-2003
6x NBA Champion
6x NBA Finals MVP
5x NBA MVP
14x NBA All-Star
10x All-NBA First Team
9x All-Defensive First Team
10x NBA Scoring Champion
2x Olympic Gold Medal
2x NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion

Michael Jordan.

The most internationally recognizable name in the history of sports. Generations of children born after his playing career ended continue to praise his greatness. There isn’t a place on earth that his legend doesn’t reach.

It all began in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Jordan has long since credited men like Dean Smith and Roy Williams for helping him reach his full potential. He’s said that Smith helped shape him into the player and man that he became.

Jordan was drafted third overall in the 1984 NBA draft and went on to have one of the most illustrious professional sports careers in history, being coined by most as the greatest basketball player to ever live. Some say he’s the greatest athlete to ever live.

Few things can be said of Jordan that hasn’t already been said. It’s safe to say, that of the 108 players drafted to the NBA from the University of North Carolina, Jordan sits alone at the top.

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