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Michael Jordan: the case for the GOAT

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    Michael Jordan: the case for the GOAT

    Guard · Bulls · Born 17 February 1963, Brooklyn, New York, USA · Career 1984–2003

    A relentless shooting guard who turned the Chicago Bulls into a dynasty in the 1990s, combining acrobatic scoring with elite defence. He later came out of retirement for two seasons with the Washington Wizards.

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    Why Michael Jordan could be the GOAT

    Jordan went 6–0 in the Finals and won Finals MVP every time, a perfect record no one else on this list can match. He paired ten scoring titles with a Defensive Player of the Year award, and for a generation he defined what a superstar looked like, on the court and in global culture.

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    Michael Jordan is #3 of 30 in the fan ranking, with a 8–2 head-to-head record from 157 NBA votes. See the full NBA GOAT ranking

    Michael Jordan head to head

    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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