Nick Wright says Michael Jordan’s tenure as Hornets owner should affect his GOAT status

Nick Wright says Michael Jordan’s tenure as Hornets owner should affect his GOAT status 

“His ownership tenure of the Hornets was identical to his playing tenure when Scottie Pippen wasn’t his teammate.” 

Nick Wright doubled down when the topic of Jordan’s tenure was brought up:

“If we would like to judge the greatest player ever, purely by, we will evaluate from the day you first set foot on the court, to the day you leave the NBA, I’m good with that. But that’s never been what it’s been for Michael.”

Michael Jordan recently sold his stake as majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets after 15 years. During the time he was associated with the Hornets, the team was not able to win anything significant, which affected Jordan’s status as the greatest player of all time.

Jordan’s time with the team will be remembered for lackluster results. Since 2006, Charlotte has only made the postseason on three separate occasions, all ending in the first round. Two of their three appearances ended in the Hornets getting swept, which tells so much about how terrible the team was.

During Jordan’s time as owner of the Hornets, the team didn’t experience a whole lot of success on the court. Since 2010, the Hornets have made the playoffs just three times and never once advanced past the first round of the postseason. The Hornets’ most successful season under Jordan came during the 2015-16 season when they finished with a 48-34 record during the regular season and took the Miami Heat to seven games in the opening round of the playoffs.

Nick Wright recently hopped on the FS1 show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and heavily criticized Michael Jordan’s legacy after selling the Hornets, per a tweet from The Herd’s official Twitter account.