Doughton was there, too, along with Cathy. In fact, the Mavs—who were basically an expansion team when he joined them—advanced to the Western Conference Finals just once while he was on the team, and that was the furthest they got. He's already teamed up with a few stars—please, tell me who hasn't needed stars surrounding him when earning multiple titles—to win a pair of championships in South Beach.While doing so, he continued racking up even more honors and helping the Miami Heat put together a nearly unmatched stretch of dominance. Steve Nash, Mark Price, Rick Barry, Peja Stojakovic, Chauncey Billups and Ray Allen are the Mark Aguirre's career was a nice contrast between individual and team success.

23 — Doughton’s number — did bring back some memories. And yet 23 is different, too, because it came to symbolize not only one man but his entire ethos. Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23. It doesn’t quite feel like his number anymore.The “23 thing has been funny” now for a long time, Doughton said, “really since Michael, you know, became Michael.” And, best anyone can pinpoint, that happened that March night in 1982 in New Orleans. During the early portion of his career, a two-year span with the Indiana Pacers that contained the only All-Star appearance of his basketball life, the defensive stopper donned the famous number and flat-out excelled.
I don’t know.”He was only kidding. I'm starting a petition, and I've got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Before the first episode aired on Sunday, Doughton posted a picture of himself from his UNC days on Twitter, a somewhat blurry shot of him with the ball, wearing his white North Carolina No. Among them were Bud Maddie and Skippy Winstead and Buddy Clarke. Despite the controversy that has seemed omnipresent during MWP's career, there's no denying that he was a dominant two-way stud during his prime. From the beginning of 1973-74 through the conclusion of 1979-80, he averaged 20.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game for the Houston Rockets, shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 89.7 percent at the charity stripe. My favorite number was 45, and his favorite number was 45. His old jerseys are somewhere in his attic, but Doughton figured he’d hang onto them. Uhhh — how about 23?”And that’s how Doughton became the answer to a trivia question, years before realizing his chance connection to the man many believe to be the best basketball player in the history of the sport.
Here’s the story of the last UNC player to wear the number that would be famous. If only he'd worn No. The next 10 years after that, the question he most often received became: “Do you know Michael?”Once, in the early 1990s, he took his two daughters to a preseason basketball scrimmage at UNC. Now that he's returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, James has a chance to build his resume in an entirely new way. Considered one of the NBA’s greatest players, Jordan remains one of the most well-known athletes years after his retirement. Even during his incredible collegiate career at Niagara—one in which he was a three-time All-American and finished his career averaging 33.1 points per game, according to Murphy made the Hall of Fame despite earning selection onto only one All-Star Game in his career, but his prime was still quite impressive on the offensive end of the court. In high school, Doughton wore No. At one point, Doughton said, he turned to his wife, Cathy, and asked her where the jerseys were that she’d had framed. Not as brief as No. 23 sewn on them. 16 might belong to Joe Montana in football. 23 for the vast majority of his lengthy NBA career, is a testament to that. 23 before Michael Jordan.Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community.