Apart from being one of the most explosive scorers of all time, Clyde Drexler was also known in the NBA lore as one of Michael Jordan ‘s fiercest rivals. During their prime, Drexler and Jordan’s style of play fairly resembled one another. As shooting guards, both were athletic, skilled, relentless, and competitive.
Looking at how their respective careers panned out, nobody would ever think that “Clyde the Glide” and “His Airness” would make a great duo. However, Drexler himself once admitted that he and MJ would’ve absolutely dominated an entire era together.
“Oh, definitely! We would have played the same way he and Scottie (Pippen) played together,” Clyde told The Columbian in 2011.
Drexler wouldn’t have drafted MJ
To hear Clyde say that clearly means that he doesn’t have any sour grapes about Jordan. However, Drexler said he wouldn’t have picked the University of North Carolina standout if he had been given a chance to go back in 1984 when the Portland Trail Blazers had the opportunity to draft MJ. Instead, Drexler said he would alter the result of the famous coin flip and draft his Phi Slama Jama teammate Hakeem Olajuwon.