Michael Jordan's former agent explains how he could have won 15 NBA titles

David Falk, a long-time agent of NBA superstar like Allen Iverson and Michael Jordan, shared his expertise on Tuesday with those at the 4SE conference of the Sports Business Journal and was asked to pay the centuries-old debate from MJ or LeBron James as the greatest of sport. He was predictable on the Jordan side. He was a scenario in which his former customer could have put together a career with 15 NBA titles.

Falk said that either Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Kobe Bryant is second on his personal ranking, while James is “probably” in his top 10.

“I really like LeBron” [Falk] said. “But I think if Jordan, if he wanted to be in which team and won two other superstars, he would have won 15 championships.”

That is quite a claim. But let us entertain it.

Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA. The implication is that he was in the right situation from North Carolina so that he could have skipped all these annoying playoff backs before he raised his first trophy after the 1990/91 season. All of these years ended either in a Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers or in Detroit Piston's triumph, which means that Jordan should have power and agency directly from college, either to build his own super team better than to build this triumphal virate or to jump into one, two or all three. Then the bulls have never passed or he brings another star to join him and Scottie. Who knows?

Now look at the two years that the NBA spent to pursue baseball. Does that happen in the same timeline? Is it even if he has gained all available championships for a decade in a row? Does it happen earlier because he has reached so much? If so, can he return to the right place to act as an experienced role player for a candidate and not as Wizards in Washington?

Falk's claim is great because Jordan's talent on the pitch has no doubt that he would have been able to do something like this, even though it seems impossible on the face. However, the challenge is a kind of this that James navigated after the decision: Cherry picking the exact time and the exact place to make a change. We saw how he is successful in this arena and failed while he receives the exact type of strength that was presented here. It is impossible to know whether Jordan would be better, worse or exactly the same.

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