when did shaq come to the nba?
1992–93 NBA season
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 Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 7 , 1994 . He reported to spring training in Sarasota , Florida , and was assigned to the team 's minor league system on March 31 , 1994 . Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father , who had always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player . The White Sox were another team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf , who continued to honor Jordan 's basketball contract during the years he played baseball . 

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 The NBA relocation committee gave its approval for the move to Memphis in late June , and on July 3 the Board of Governors unanimously approved the relocation . This also permitted Hyde to purchase a minority share of the franchise . By then the team administration had already relocated , and the day before the final decision , the team set up its rookie camp at Rhodes College . A relocation party was held on July 7 . A week before the move , the Grizzlies traded away two of the top players , Shareef Abdur @-@ Rahim and guard Mike Bibby , who therefore never played for the Memphis Grizzlies . 

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 Over the course of his professional career , Rivera learned English , beginning in 1991 with the Greensboro Hornets , when he realized none of his teammates spoke his native Spanish . He is now a proponent of Latino players learning English and of American press members learning Spanish , in order to bridge the cultural gap . 

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 The selection of center Sam Bowie with the No. 2 pick in the 1984 NBA draft over Michael Jordan ( who was then drafted by the Chicago Bulls ) ; other notable players taken later in that draft include future Hall @-@ of @-@ Famers Charles Barkley and John Stockton . 

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 On September 22 , 2010 , Scheyer accepted a training camp invitation with the NBA 's Los Angeles Clippers . Coach Vinny Del Negro observed : 
