Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan boasts such a legacy that he didn’t leave many records unconquered during his career. In the 15 seasons he played in the NBA, Jordan retired thrice, won three consecutive championships twice, and had bragging rights to be the best in the league throughout his playing days.

There wasn’t anything left that Jordan did not achieve, or did he? He wanted to be known as a better player than Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, two of the biggest names in the NBA back then. And he went out to outshine them during the course of his career. However, in 2018, Jordan opened up about the biggest regret in his NBA career during an interview with Ahmad Rashad.

Something that Michael Jordan always wanted to achieve

It is hard to imagine that MJ might have something left to achieve in the NBA. While sitting dow for an interview with Ahmad Rashad in 2018, Jordan revealed the one thing that still bothers him to this day.

In his last year with the Chicago Bulls, Jordan was informed that the 1998 season will be Phil Jackson’s last year as the head coach. And Jordan was quite adamant about playing only for Phil.

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So, there was a hope within him that if they won another championship, the Bulls front office may not disband the team and would rather go into rebuilding mode. Jordan and the rest of the squad went on to win their sixth NBA championship.

But that wasn’t enough for the Bulls hierarchy to change their mind. And that is what bothers MJ to this day. What if the front office hadn’t made that decision? Jordan said, “It was a very sad situation because we had never lost in the finals. I never knew what it felt like.”

“Now we have to live the rest of our lives with this idea that we could’ve won seven, or we could’ve won eight, or we could’ve won nine,” he added. Fans could only wonder what would’ve happened if the Bulls front office listened to Jordan’s advice.

How the team was disbanded after their historic triumph

After the 1998 season, Jordan went on to retire for the second time from the game. Scottie Pippen went away to play for the Houston Rockets and Dennis Rodman joined the Los Angeles Lakers. But how would things have gone down if the Bulls’ front office hadn’t decided to pull the switch, and instead kept the core and head coach intact? Fans can only speculate. Michael Jordan retired from the game with a 24-11 record in the NBA Finals.

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How many more championships would the Bulls have won if the front office had kept the team intact?