NBA Draft 1984 - Charles Barkley (Pick NO.5)

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles," for his aggressive and outspoken demeanor, and "The Round Mound of Rebound," for his unusual build and talent as a player, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards. He was selected to both the All-NBA First Team and All-NBA Second Team five times and once named to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games and won two gold medals as a member of the United States' Dream Team. In 2006, Barkley was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Barkley was popular with the fans and media, and made the NBA's All-Interview Team for each of his last 13 seasons in the league. He was frequently involved in on- and off-court fights and sometimes stirred national controversy, as in 1993 when he declared that sports figures should not be considered role models. Short for a power forward, he used tenacity and strength to become a dominant rebounder. He was a versatile player who could score, defend, rebound, and assist. In 2002, he retired as one of only four players in NBA history with 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.

Since retiring as a player, Barkley has had a successful career as a color commentator on basketball. He works with Turner Network Television (TNT) as a studio analyst for their coverage of NBA games. In addition, Barkley has written several books and has also shown an interest at the possibility of a career in politics.

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[tdubbcdman]

@dmshoes HAHAH I HEARD IT, HE SAYS BARKLEY IS JUST GREAT NIGGER. much love to sir chalres tho :)

[HymanKaplan]

lol "I don't eat a lot, just all the time" such a typical Barkley quote :-)

[PoloBoyPrince]

@dmshoes I think he says "Leaper" but thats debatable lol

[juvenal660]

Damn, I don't mean to toot my own horn but 2 and a half years ago, before all the lebron leaving cleveland shit when LBJ was on top of the world, I said on this very thread that Lebron would never win an NBA championship. You all called me crazy then. Who looks crazy now?

[samtheman7975]

portland should've drafted him

[cashprinter5000]

greatest nigga to e4 play the game

[pearlmax]

Hitler used to host the draft?

[airassault11]

I guess he did learn a lot from Marc Ivaroni!! ha!!

[misterinside]

yeah man he said the n word

[PointGuardSlim]

Pronounces "Great leaper" as "Great lipper" smh @ you guys

[tdubbcdman]

@nvy858 haha yeah man