Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.

He is also steadily making a name for himself as one of the worst personnel managers in the NBA as managing member of basketball operations with the Charlotte Bobcats.

With the eighth overall pick in the draft, Jordan and the Bobcats selected Brandan Wright from North Carolina.

Finally, it seemed that Jordan drafting a player from his alma mater made sense, seeing as at pick number eight, the Bobcats drafted a talent many thought could have gone as early as third in the draft.

But just when it seemed Jordan had finally made a great drafting choice, going along with an apparent ploy to keep Carolina players in-state for ticket sales (i.e. Raymond Felton and Sean May), Jordan traded Wright to the Golden State Warriors for guard/forward Jason Richardson and No. 36-pick Jermareo Davidson.

Now I understand Jordan’s thinking: Richardson will bring an immediate scoring presence to the Bobcats that they have lacked at the guard and small forward positions and that Wright would be more of a work in progress.

But in actuality, the move should end up disastrous for the Bobcats over time.

First of all, the move will be costly, seeing as though Richardson’s contract will require around $51 million over four years out of the Bobcats’ pocket, where as Wright would not have required anywhere close to this as a rookie.

Davidson’s inclusion in the trade provides one more mouth the Bobcats will have to feed in regards to player salary.

Also, Jordan’s desire to ‘win now’ will jeopardize the Bobcats in the future as Richardson ages. Though Richardson has averaged more than 19 points per game in his career, he missed 31 games last season, averaging only 16 points in the games he played in.

At 26 years old, and having missed 31 games last season, it seems Mr. Jordan may have traded a draft-day gem for an aging player on the decline.

Granted, Wright would take time to develop. But you don’t have too much to develop at 6-10 with a freakish wingspan.

As much as Charlotte needs a scorer, the frontcourt of Wright and Emeka Okafor would over time become one of the NBA’s best.

And health wouldn’t be a concern, as Wright started all 37 games for UNC last season, averaging 14.7 points as a freshman on a talented team.

Richardson has never been a NBA All-Star. And if Jordan thinks that putting on a Bobcats’ uniform will magically transform him into a superstar, he is badly mistaken.

The sky is the limit for Wright. He’s tall, athletic, has great hands, is smooth around the basket and many have said he is the spitting image of Sam Perkins.

As far as Davidson’s involvement in the trade, I strongly doubt he will have any impact in the league.

If that move wasn’t bad enough, the Bobcats selected Boston College’s Jared Dudley with the No. 22-pick overall. Dudley, though successful in college, is undersized and not a strong enough shooter to have an impact at the next level. He’s not particularly quick, and the Bobcats should not have been so quick to pick him up with a first-round pick with the talent left on the board.

Not to mention the fact that I hold a personal grudge against Dudley for a certain game against the Wolfpack in 2006. I genuinely hate that the guy with a passion and will miss the “Dudley’s Ugly” chants at home games against BC.

In my mind, Jordan’s decision builds on a long list of mishaps in NBA management. If you don’t believe me, just look at the stellar career of superstar Kwame Brown.

Wait, Kwame Brown isn’t a superstar? Then why would Jordan draft him with the first-overall pick in 2001? I think I get it now.

Not only will the Bobcats hurt financially because of this move, expect the Golden State Warriors to grow in success as they have just received a franchise big man with an amazing upside.

For once, Mr. Jordan, you let one of your Carolina boys slip by, and it’s going to cost you.