Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He led the Chicago Bulls to Six NBA championships in his playing career span of fifteen seasons in the league. He still holds records for career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). He was the trailblazer that led the NBA to a global stage. He was one of the very few athletes to have a banner of himself on the greatest sporting stage 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He sold out games wherever he went. In 2021, a ticket stub from his rookie game sold at auction for $264,000, setting a record for a collectible ticket stub. The way he conducted himself earned him nicknames like.” His Airness”, “Air Jordan'', “The Black Cat” and “Black Jesus.”
Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time was initially cut from his high school team. Goes on to become a six-time champion. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. His parents James R Jordan Sr and Deloris were strict disciplinarians installed and a good sense of discipline made him work hard. After he was cut from his team for being too short he grew 4 inches and joined the varsity team and scored a couple of 40-point games and after high school, he was invited to the McDonald’s All-American game where he scored 30 points. Michael was highly recruited out of school he chose the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to play under legendary coach Dean Smith who rana team oriented ship, he was freshman of the year and he hit the game-winning shot over Georgetown and they won the NCAA Championship. he has a degree of political science from UNC Chapel Hill.
Michael was drafted 3rd by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA draft from 1984 to 1993. He took a break from basketball and played baseball for a while and returned in 1995 to 1998 and then he retired for the first time and then came back to play for the Washington Wizards from 2001-2003 and finally retired in 2003. Michael has had the most decorated career, and has never lost in a finals game in his life. He won rookie of the year in 1984 and took the basketball world by storm and sold out the Chicago Stadium for the first time. Chicagoans loved Michael, he played hard, and he played to win at all costs. He scored 16 points in his debut, he quickly became a fan favorite at opposing arenas in the following games, and he was voted to be an All-Star in his rookie year.
He had to wait a while for his first Championship, it came only in 1991, he was beaten and bruised and the pistons had Jordan Rules just for him, he overcame this roadblock on his way to his first championship where he beat Magic and the Lakers. He had already won his second MVP award by this time and also his first Finals MVP award. The bulls would go on to win the 1992 and 1993 finals marking the first three-peat. The second three-peat took place after his year-long absence from basketball, he was playing minor-league baseball. He came back to basketball during the 1995 season when the Bulls would make history during this time, they were the first team to have 72 wins in a season. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medal winner. He was also defensive player of the year twice apart from being a regular at the All-Star Game.
Michael Jordan’s estimated net worth is $ 1.7 billion as of 2023. His salary during his career totaled around $90 million. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest basketball player ever. He is also a majority stakeholder in his hometown team the Charlotte Hornets. Most of his amassed wealth came from endorsements with large American conglomerates. Michael Jordan earned most of his current wealth from endorsements. In over four decades, he’s earned $1.7 billion (pre-tax) off the court from brands like Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Wheaties, Chevrolet, etc, and is still officially involved with brands such as Nike, Hanes, Gatorade, and Upper Deck.
Nike has always been Jordan’s biggest source of income. His first-ever five-year Nike deal signed in 1984 was worth $500,000 annually (about $1.2 million adjusted to inflation), plus royalties. His take last year (included within the tally above) was $130 million as reported by Forbes, four times as much as that of LeBron James, who has the NBA’s second-biggest shoe deal. According to Forbes, Nike pays Jordan a whopping $410,000 per day and he earns an astounding $150 million based on his 2021 earnings. Jordan makes around 5% out of every single Jordan Brand item sold. Nike generates a total of $15 million in Jordan Brand sales every single day.
There is a very insightful story about how Jordan didn’t even want to sign with Nike his mother forced him to go visit them and his dad told him he would be a fool to not take the above-mentioned deal. In hindsight, this was the best deal that would make his brand one of the most impactful sneaker brands in history.
When Lionel Messi one of the greatest footballers, decided to leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-German, Jordan made $6 million in t-shirt sales alone, his brand is responsible for the production of their kits. Being an astute businessman, Michael Jordan has a variety of investments some notable ones include the charlotte hornets. Michael Jordan became a stakeholder in the charlotte hornets in 2010 when the mid-table team was valued at $ 175 million, he eventually raised his stake to 90% making him the majority stakeholder and the head of basketball operations at the hornets. He sold 20% of the team in September 2020 to a New York-based Hedge fund. The move saw him earn $ 1.5 billion more. He invested in the perfect time.
Michael is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and one younger sister, Roslyn. He has two sons Marcus and Jeffrey and a daughter Jasmine with his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy. His divorce settlement is said to be one of the highest celebrity divorces with a whopping $168 million in 2006. His Father was murdered and it was his dream that Michael plays baseball, this is the reason he took a break from basketball and he tried baseball. He was very close to his father, he was there with him at all times, and he was like his best friend to him. He was there when he won his first championship and once Michael found out about the sudden disappearance of his dad and eventually led to his murder. Suddenly filled a void in his career and that's why the 18 months hiatus.
He is married to American model Yvette Prieto they got married in 2013. She gave birth to twin daughters on Feb 9, 2014. She is of Cuban descent, her parents moved to Miami when she was 5 years old. She met Michael at a Night club in Miami in 2008 and moved in with him in 2009, got engaged during Christmas of 2011.
Michael Jordan has an impeccable shoe line, he has around Air Jordan is an American brand of basketball shoes produced by the American corporation Nike. The first Air Jordan shoe was produced for Hall of Fame former basketball player Michael Jordan during his time with the Chicago Bulls in late 1984 and released to the public on April 1, 1985, he has around 50 shoes in these lines. The most famous being the Air Jordan 1’s which he wore during his final game at the madison square garden. It created such a big statement it was iconic the aura it had and especially with Spike Lee also being involved it kinda created a thing to own. People waited outside stores for days just to get their hands on the Air Jordans.
Michael Jordan’s portfolio would not be complete without mention of his multi-million dollar houses and properties scattered across the United States. With lavish homes in Utah, Illinois, and North Carolina Michael certainly has no need for a retirement plan. He has two multi-million dollar homes in Charlotte, NC where his team the Hornets are based, and another home in sunny Florida. The other two houses are up for grabs in Utah and Illinois. Like most athletes and celebrities, Michael appreciates a good automobile and as such has quite the collection. With a diverse range of cars from Cadillacs to Ferraris, Jordan has 12 cars to his name.
A. Yes, Michael Jordan cards are worth quite a bit, one of his cards recently sold for $100K. Being the greatest player of all time is not a joke so his cards are pretty much worth it. It also depends on various factors of the card but yeah his cards are the top tier basketball cards.
A. Yes, Jordan did wear the mids in 1985 and a recent auction survey stated that his shoes would start anywhere from $100k- $150k.
A. The price of the cards usually varies on their make and standard but a hologram card should cost around $50-$100.
A. Yes, they are worth quite the money, especially his game-worn jerseys, and his finals jerseys will cost a lot because these are memories etched in history.
A. Yes, the world's greatest basketball player is an honorary Omega Psi Phi.
