Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time Michael began playing basketball when he was very young with his dad and siblings He played high school basketball for Emsley A Laney High School in Wilmington North Carolina There is a story that says Michael Jordan got cut from his high school team which is true but it doesn't say that he got cut from the varsity team competing against 50 other kids for a spot when he was a 15 year old 5 foot 10 sophomore Michael Jordan was the best player at his high school as a junior and senior and he was the top scorer He performed very well in high school and earned a college scholarship to UNC to play under the legendary coach Dean Smith During the summer before his senior year in high school Michael attended the nationally renowned Five Star Basketball Camp where he met UNC s head coach Dean Smith Dean Smith began recruiting him to play for the Tar Heels and in November of 1980 he signed a letter of intent to attend UNC In college Jordan was one of the only freshman ever to get a starting spot under coach Dean Smith In the NBA Michael Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls they were a losing team drawing only around six thousand fans to home games Jordan quickly turned that around His career average for points assists rebounds blocks and steals per game was 30 1 points 5 3 assists 6 2 rebounds 0 83 blocks and 2 35 steals His career FG was 49 7 FT was 83 5 and 3 pt was 32 7 He won 6 NBA championships and 5 MVPs Not to mention his 10 scoring titles 14 time all star 3 time all star MVP and 10 all NBA first team designations
Those are amazing stats that back up that he is the best player of all time in the NBA Michael Jordan is the owner of a very successful sneaker and clothing brand He originally signed a sneaker deal with Nike but in 1997 Jordan broke apart from Nike as its own brand When it comes to Jordan s annual earnings Nike is his meal ticket and why his endorsement earnings are now higher than when he played Jordan signed a five year 2 5 million pact with Nike in 1984 out of college Jordan still releases some sneakers with the swoosh logo on it but not many Jordan brand was the 2nd most popular shoe brand behind Nike until September 2017 when Adidas surpassed it Yearly it gets well over 100 000 000 which seeing those numbers is no surprise why Michael is a billionaire He is actually the only billionaire athlete ever He has done collaborations with the following companies UNDFTD Eminem Supreme Kaws David White and many more Jordan released his first shoe the Air Jordan 1 in 1985 They sold out and now they are almost impossible to come across A never worn pair would be worth thousands and even a pair beat to the ground would be worth possibly close to 1000 Jordan's biggest competing brands would be Nike Adidas Under Armor Puma Vans and a few others Jordan manufactures their items in China A typical pair of Jordans costs around 20 40 dollars to make but they always release for somewhere around 180 The more hyped up shoes will sell out of retail stores and hit consignment stores like Flight Club and Ebay They can sell for alot more than the original release there this is called resale
There is a pair of Jordans called Eminem Jordan 4 s that sell for over 20 000 The reason for resale is because it is a successful brand that everyone wants to wear Michael Jordan only made 94 000 000 as a basketball player in his whole career but because of Jordan brand and other endorsements he is a billionaire his actual net worth is 1 39 billion which shows that he is an extremely successful and smart businessman Michael Jordan is also famous for his charity work and other contributions to society He has contributed to the following charities Boys Girls Clubs of America Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis Cats Care CharitaBulls Jackie Robinson Foundation James R Jordan Foundation Kids Wish Network LIVESTRONG Make A Wish Foundation Nevada Cancer Institute Opportunity Village Special Olympics St Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Miami Project Jordan has supported the following causes
At Risk Disadvantaged Youths Cancer Children Education Grief Support Health Hunger Literacy Mental Challenges Miscellaneous Physical Challenges Michael Jordan over his life has donated millions of dollars to charities and foundations In 2016 17 he contributed lots to the issues with Black lives matter police brutality and other causes like that His contribution to the race has been by providing power but not by voice Most blacks aren't used to that We want our leaders and heroes to make noise Instead Jordan has had more black people employed and upwardly moving through a 2 5 billion shoe brand for years And now he's carrying that same process over to franchise ownership Jordan has granted 200 wishes for the make a wish foundation Michael Jordan proves that he is a great person because he donates and contributes massive amounts of time money love and more to society
