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How many championships can Jordan + Magician win in a group? Fans: Up to 3 championships, Magicians cannot replace Pippen s role

3:48am, 7 June 2025Basketball

On June 6, the NBA Finals finally started, but the popularity is too low, and even the enthusiasm of American fans is not high. Some American fans even brought the topic to the NBA in the 1990s. They asked: "How many championships can Jordan win if he teamed up with a magician Johnson?" This topic instantly ignited the NBA fan circle, and everyone started a heated discussion! Some people say they can win 8 championships, while others say they can win 3 championships at most!

Obviously, fans who win 8 championships are too subjective, and winning 3 championships is the most likely! The reasons are as follows:

Magic

1. If Jordan and the Magic join forces, the Bulls may not have Pippen + Rodman. If Pippen + Rodman is lost, the Bulls' defensive system will collapse. The reason why the Bulls can win two three consecutive championships to establish a dynasty is that in addition to Jordan's unsolvable offense, there is also the Bulls' historically level defensive system!

Pippen is the Bulls' most defensive player and a regular visitor to the NBA's best defensive first-team; while Rodman is the rebounding champion + defense expert, a tough guy who can average 14.9 rebounds per game! These two men supported the Bulls' defensive system. The Magician cannot replace Pippen and Rodman.

Pippen

Magics have average defensive skills and have never been selected into the best defensive team in their career. The defensive efficiency is far less than that of Pippen and Rodman. The Zen master also said: "Pippen has done a lot of dirty and tiring work for Jordan. Pippen is a very selfless player." It is difficult for a magician to do what Pippen is like.

2. The success of the Bulls is inseparable from the triangular offensive system, and the joining of the Magician will completely change the Bulls' triangular offensive system.

The Magician is a master of ball control. He and Jordan have to control the ball in a team, otherwise he will not be able to play his role. Jordan may have to play more without the ball, which will weaken Jordan's power.

Jordan and Pippen

Jordan are the core of the Bulls' offensive and must have enough ball rights, otherwise the Bulls' offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced. When the Magician controls the ball, he will pass the ball to other teammates, so that Jordan's shooting power will be reduced, which will affect the Bulls' offense.

3. The joining of the Magician will reduce the depth of the Bulls' lineup. The Magician will definitely have the maximum salary, which will lock the Bulls' salary space and cannot retain good role players. It is difficult for the best 6th man like Kukochi who averages 13.1 points per game.

Rodman

4. Jordan and the Magic team will lead to the imitation of other stars. For example, stars like Ewing and Barkley may follow suit and join forces. There is also "Big Dream" and Drexler who will stay at the Rockets together! The competition will be extremely fierce then!

In short, Jordan + Magician teaming is not necessarily better than Jordan + Pippen. There are too many cases of star teaming in history, but not many successful ones. Basketball is a collective sport, and it is not necessary to succeed if a few stars team up.

Jordan

So Jordan and the Magic team up can win up to 3 championships. Because defense is equally important, it is too difficult to win the championship without the two defensive players, Pippen and Rodman. The magician cannot replace Pippen's role. Because the salary space is full, it is difficult for the Bulls to strengthen their lineup. The lineup during the Bulls Dynasty was unique and unreplicable. What do you think about this? Comments are welcome, thank you.

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