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Chicago Bulls: 25 Best Players To Play For The Bulls

By Phil Watson

Mar 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the Michael Jordan statue outside of the United Center before the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the Michael Jordan statue outside of the United Center before the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JUNE 11: Scottie Pippen (R) of the Chicago Bulls eludes Chris Morris of the Utah Jazz 11 June during game five of the 1997 NBA Finals at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The best of seven series is tied at 2-2. (Photo credit should read PAUL K. BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JUNE 11: Scottie Pippen (R) of the Chicago Bulls eludes Chris Morris of the Utah Jazz 11 June during game five of the 1997 NBA Finals at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The best of seven series is tied at 2-2. (Photo credit should read PAUL K. BUCK/AFP/Getty Images) /

1987-98, 2003-04. Scottie Pippen. 2. player. 24. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Seattle SuperSonics, June 22, 1987; Free agent, July 20, 2003.. SF

Scottie Pippen was the intriguing small-college star out of Central Arkansas in the 1987 NBA Draft and the Chicago Bulls acquired the fifth overall pick in a draft-night deal with the Seattle SuperSonics, also acquiring a first-round selection in 1989 in exchange for the rights to No. 8 overall pick Olden Polynice, 1 1988 second-rounder and a first-round selection in 1989.

It could have been one of the biggest steals in NBA history.

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Pippen was a seven-time All-Star with the Bulls, a seven-time All-NBA selection, an eight-time All-Defensive pick and was the MVP of the 1994 All-Star Game.

He also finished third in the NBA MVP voting in 1993-94 and fifth in 1995-96.

Pippen led the NBA in steals in 1994-95, was second in 1993-94, third in 1989-90 and fifth in 1990-91.

He was also a member of all six championship teams for the Bulls (1991-93 and 1996-98), averaging 19 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks in 42 minutes a game in 35 NBA Finals games, shooting .425/.256/.747.

Pippen was traded to the Houston Rockets in January 1999 in exchange for Roy Rogers and a second-round pick in 2000.

The Bulls brought him back as a free agent in July 2003 and he retired in October 2004.

In 12 seasons in Chicago, Pippen averaged 17.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals in 35.4 minutes per game, shooting .481/.327/.693.

Pippen was an All-Defensive pick with the Rockets in 1998-99 and was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in October 1999, earning All-Defensive honors again in 1999-2000.

He is 42nd in NBA history with 1,178 games, 25th with 41,069 minutes played, 31st with 6,135 assists, sixth with 2,307 steals and 14th with an average of two steals per game.

Pippen was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

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