Longtime NBA Writer Drops Truth Bombs About Michael Jordan Looking 'Stupid'

To some, NBA great Michael Jordan can do no wrong. They only focus on the positives. That's never been the case with longtime NBA reporter Peter Vecsey. A podcast interview surfaced recently surfaced of him explaining the other side of Jordan. He used former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause to drive home a point. Vecsey said Krause was responsible for building solid teams around Jordan in the 1990s when the Bulls won eight titles. "People said, `so you [Krause] didn't draft Jordan,"' Vecsey said. "Well, Jordan didn't win until Krause got there. Krause put those pieces around him once, twice, three times, four times. Almost every season the components changed."' Vecsey also pointed out Jordan wasn't in favor of trading Charles Oakley for Bill Cartwright in 1988. Oakley was one of Jordan's best friends but Cartwright wound up being a key figure in the first three-peat. "He was against the Oakley-Cartwright trade," Vecsey said. "He was down on Cartwright. For the whole first season, he told teammates