Today’s basketball discourse might have you thinking that the only players who were around from 1984 to 2003 (the “Michael Jordan era”) were MJ, his teammates, the superstars he beat on his way to six championships, and his dream teammates. We hope this list reminds you that there were a lot of stellar players who enjoyed major seasons during the MJ era. There will be fewer Hall of Famers on this list than the list from the NBA/ABA merger to the lottery era because, despite what I noted above, there are a number of stars from this era like Grant Hill, Joe Dumars, Shawn Kemp, Dikembe Mutombo, etc., are still somewhat relevant. This list would also include a number of players whose careers started brilliantly, but for whatever reason – tragedy, circumstance or other – never reached the heights people expected of them. Enjoy!