Former NBA Player Thinks Michael Jordan Would've Won 8 Rings If He Didn't Retire In 1993

A former Michael Jordan rival believes he would have gotten eight championships if it wasn't for his first retirement.

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What would have happened if Michael Jordan didn't retire in 1993? That's a big question around the NBA. 

He wasn't around from 1993 through 1995, and many believe nobody could have beaten him during that time, including an old rival saying MJ would have won 8 consecutive champions (47:25 mark).

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“No, we didn’t. Number one, it was just a complete given. I tell people all the time, I played literally from 1990 in the NBA to 2000, 90s, that’s my decade. Jordan went six rings. If he didn’t go hit curveballs for two years, he’d probably have eight. So, every year of my career, basically they won," Tim Legler said on JJ Redick's The Old Man and the Three. 

“So, for me, even back then, it was just a given. This is the greatest player of all time. Now, obviously, with all these years later, 30+ years later, people want to make that into a debate. It still isn’t for me.”

MJ made a huge impact during those years, taking over the league and leading his Bulls to win three consecutive championships before stepping away from the game. If he didn't take that hiatus, he could have broken the all-time scoring record. 

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Michael Jordan Explained What Made Him The Best Player In The World 

MJ was really an incredible player, and not only a talented one, but somebody who worked really hard to achieve his goals. That's why he criticized the new generations of players who had everything given to them. 

During MJ's era, he had to put in a lot of work to reach the point he wanted to reach, and he demanded a lot from himself. The GOAT had an impressive work ethic that only one or two people after him were able to match. 

It's easy to see why many people around the league think that Jordan and his Bulls would have won eight straight championships seeing how incredible they were during the 90s.

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