1985: Michael Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 28.2 points and playing all 82 games. He received the award the following month. “Maybe I’ll never have another season like this with all the hype and all the attention on my career,” Jordan told reporters.

On May 16, 1985, the NBA named the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan rookie of the year after he led all players in points.

Along those lines, NBC took the public by complete surprise this week by announcing Jordan would contribute to its NBA coverage beginning next season. Fans immediately wondered whether Jordan would abandon his J.D. Salinger-esque streak and begin weighing in on the happenings of the Oklahoma City Thunder in January.