Michael Jordan admits he's as frustrated as anyone at his Charlotte Bobcats lack of success, but in the same breath he admits its just not in his DNA to tank games.
Forget that the NBA would likely hand down stiff fines to any team deemed so engaged and their fan base might prove to be even more critical, the Charlotte Bobcats insists purposely losing games in hopes of getting a top pick in the draft is simply no way to fix a rebuilding franchise.
"I don't know if some teams have thought of that," he told ESPN. "That's not something that we would do. I don't believe in that. It's not guaranteed the player you are going to get is going to be that star anyway. I did read that certain teams are thinking about doing it. But I'm not one of them. So let's alleviate that conversation."
The 2014 NBA Draft figures to offer such talented players as Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Marcus Smart.
Jordan, 50, hasn't been able to translate the six NBA titles level of success he earned into his life as an owner or executive. The Bobcats went 21-61 last year and have been gone 62-168 in his three years as an owner.
"It's somewhat unfair, but you come to expect it," he told ESPN of Jordan the player and owner comparisons. You set certain standards as a player that transcend whatever you do. It goes where you go. You will be wearing that around your neck so that when people see the name they expect the results. It's somewhat unfair but it is what it is. I don't let it define."
Still, Jordan insists he remains committed to the Bobcats. "I still have to pay more than $17 million, but it was a move that we needed to make to build and go get a guy like Big Al."
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