In this episode of Not This Time, history takes flight from a different runway.

In the 1984 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers shock the world by selecting Michael Jordan second overall—redirecting the rise of Nike, the legacy of Chicago, and the global culture of basketball. What follows is a reshaped world where Portland becomes the epicenter of a dynasty, and Chicago spends decades haunted by what might have been.

From street murals and sneaker riots to vanished championship parades and rewritten childhoods, this is the story of how a single draft pick reshaped cities, economies, and lives.

Delta-28: Air Jordan Grounded explores what happens when greatness lands somewhere else.