{"id":108179,"date":"2015-07-30T04:22:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T11:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=108179"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:23:12","slug":"remember-jim-mcilvaine-his-big-contract-the-time-he-blocked-michael-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/remember-jim-mcilvaine-his-big-contract-the-time-he-blocked-michael-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember Jim Mcilvaine, his big contract &#038; the time he blocked Michael Jordan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bf7sI2h8c2Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Remember Jim Mcilvaine?<\/p>\n<p>Probably not, but if you were a Seattle SuperSonics fan in the late 90s, I bet you remember when Seattle gave him a franchise-killing 7-year deal worth $33.6 million. Those apples might not sound so shocking now, but at that time, that contract for a guy averaging 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks a game was ridiculous -- almost as ridiculous as the Sonics thinking he was going to be a \"Shaq stopper.\"<\/p>\n<p>So how did the investment pay off?<\/p>\n<p>Jim averaged career-highs in his first season with the Sonics....4 points and 4 rebounds with 2 blocks! His contract also pissed off Shawn Kemp so much, the Reign Man was a no-show for training camp and was soon traded for Vin Baker. Oh, and as for stopping Shaq...<\/p>\n<p>The Sonics also traded Mcilvaine to the Nets (Don MacLean &amp; Michael Cage) after just two seasons and he was out of the league after three more -- one year before the Nets were swept by Shaq and the Lakers in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>BUT, for what it's worth ($33.6 million), he can say he once blocked Michael Jordan<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zd71EQFlBOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1AvoDyeZRh4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I can't talk about Mcilvaine and not bring up this poster dunk by Grant Hill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hFzPgHdaSfM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember Jim Mcilvaine? 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