10 Reasons Why The Last Dance On Netflix Is Unmissable
1. How Michael Jordan Instantly Becomes The Best Player In The NBA
Fundamentally, the series is at its most compelling and its most magical when it's telling the almost superhuman story of Jordan's rise to success. And it was a hell of a rise.
Michael Jordan entered the NBA in 1984 already a NCAA champion with North Carolina and also an Olympic Gold Medallist following that summer’s Olympics in Los. Angeles. Some considered Jordan too small to be a true sucess in the league and that nobody could turn around a failing team like The Chicago Bulls. Within weeks of starting his NBA career, Michael was the best player on the Chicago Bulls team, turning them from a lacklustre 35% winning record into playoff contenders.
Jordan finished his rookie season with The Rookie of the Year Award, a dedicated Sport Illustrated Cover titled 'A Star Is Born' as well as averaging 28 points a game. To put that average into context. Kobe Bryant didn’t average 28 points until his fifth season with The Lakers and LeBron James averaged 27 points in his second season with the Cavaliers.
This is his story and seeing how he drags a team from irrelevance to supremacy in a stunning career is just phenomenal and hugely addictive. So you really need to watch it for yourself.