Your baby's first year will be a flurry of changes -- and not just diapers. From the first smiles, gurgles, and coos to learning to say mama or dada, babies love to communicate with their own form of baby talk. And they hope you'll baby talk right back. All through this first year, you can do a lot to encourage your baby's communication skills. And it's easy.
Michael Jordan was selected 3rd overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. The two players selected ahead of him were Hakeem Olajuwon by the Houston Rockets (1st over â¦ all selection) and Sam Bowie by the Portland Trailblazers.
Chicagoâs Michael Jordan, clad in Nikes, drives past Washingtonâs Dudley Bradley, a less iconic Nike pitchman, during his NBA debut game in 1984. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell) To this day, the Trail Blazers are haunted by their decision not to draft Michael Jordan with the No. 2 overall pick in the 1984 draft. The team instead went with the prevailing wisdom of the time, that the most important thing a team could have was a star center, and after the Rockets led off with Hakeem (then known as Akeem) Olajuwon, Portland opted for 7-foot-1 Kentucky product Sam Bowie.