Chuck Swirsky

So for him to be honored in that way.

This is a, if you respect his career and you understand what he meant to this city and how he brought his play to Chicago in his professional career, that's a moment that deserves not just to be honored, but to be respected for the entirety of what he has done.

To even be drafted by the Bulls was somewhat of a miracle.

Depends on if you believe in the frozen envelope theory.

But that's kind of the point.

Are you a conspiracy theorist?

I'm an NBA conspiracy theorist, but that one isn't as big for me as some others.

I do think, though, that this is a celebration of his basketball career, what he meant to the city.

You know, when you hear guys like Anthony Davis call Chicago basketball Mecca, what that means to them, to be able to honor the career that represents Chicago like Derrick Rose has, that's what made this, I think, extra special.

Are we going to really make a list of all of the talent in the NBA who played during the time of LeBron James in his peak?

LeBron's in town tonight, by the way.

We don't necessarily know if this is his last time in town.

That's a segment we're doing later in our show.

But this?

It doesn't have to necessarily do with what his team won.

Yes, he was the league's youngest MVP, and that's a good point.

And Jordan, are we going to discredit every number that's been retired by another team during the time of Michael Jordan?

Scottie Pippen did the intro.

Michael Jordan actually had a message of congratulations, which is rare for Michael to even speak about these things.

For this city and for his former team, he did the message for the Ring of Honor.