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That the then-dominant Celtics stumbled into the premiere draft pick that yielded Bias by way of a trade that sent Gerald Henderson to Seattle back in 1984 seemed to open the door for a decades-long dynasty in Boston.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s maybe the closest thing to Michael Jordan to come out in a long time,\u201d Celtics scout Ed Badger said<\/a> at the time. Loose Lips Maryland won the ACC tournament later that season with Bias earning the most valuable player award, while Jordan was voted the player of the year in the conference. Thirty-five years after his death, Len Bias's story continues to resonate. Soccer community.". Rare Photos of Len Bias - Sports Illustrated Only a few days before he was to be drafted and become an instant millionaire, Bias went to John Brown, the owner of Bentleys, a restaurant near campus, and told Brown he was running low on funds. ", article_body => "

\u201cThe Last Dance\u201d spent a solid slice of its 10 hours documenting the rise of Michael Jordan and the Bulls honing in on the team\u2019s fiercest rivals of the dynasty.<\/p>\n

Some \u2014 Clyde Drexler and the 1992 Trail Blazers, Gary Payton and 1996 Super Sonics, etc. Get viral NBA graphics, memes, rumors and trending news delivered right to your inbox with the Clutch Newsletter. He hung out with Brian Tribble--a lot. Bias was a complete player. On a recent edition of NBC Sports Washington\u2019s Wizards Talk Podcast<\/a>, former Maryland Terrapins Tony Massenburg (in 1985-86, his freshman season, a teammate of Bias) and Walt Williams discussed the endless possibilities Bias\u2019 NBA career could have produced if not cut short \u2014 and how he would have fared against a long-time personal foe in Jordan.<\/p>\n