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• Perkins’ star-studded career had links to Mavs, Jordan, Magic, Glove and Miller

  15-05-2020 18:04 via mavs.com
  
  He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., won an NCAA title at the University of North Carolina in 1982, was the ACC Freshman of the Year, a two-time first-team consensus All-American, named as the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year, had his UNC jersey retired, made the NBA All-Rookie first team, won an Olympic gold medal, and also was a Top 5 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, arguably the best of all time.
  Yes, all of that is part of Michael Jordan’s legacy. All of that also is part of Sam Perkins&rs
  
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• Perkins had links to Mavs, Jordan, Magic, Glove and Miller while carving out a star-studded career

  15-05-2020 18:04 via mavs.com
  
  He was born in Brooklyn, NY, won an NCAA title at the University of North Carolina in 1982, was the ACC Rookie of the Year, a two-time first-team consensus All-American, named as the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year, had his UNC jersey retired, made the NBA All-Rookie first team, won an Olympic gold medal, and also was a Top 5 pick in a 1984 NBA Draft that was arguably the best draft to ever come down the pike.
  Yes, all of that is part of Michael Jordan’s legacy. All of that also is
  
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• The Last Dance concludes: memories of when we wanted to ‘Be Like Mike’

  15-05-2020 17:57 via mavs.com
  
  Some of us were lucky enough to witness Michael Jordan’s greatness up close. We were in the prime of life when everybody wanted to “Be Like Mike.”
  Jordan was the ultimate, rare icon. He resonated with everybody. That’s why he became known not just as a one-name wonder, but an initialized wonder.
  As the great former coach Del Harris once said: “When he came into the league, he was Michael Jordan. Then he was just Michael. A few years later, he was M.J. If he’d
  
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