Worst players who have their jerseys retired

NBA: The worst player from each franchise to have their jersey retired

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Each franchise worst player to have their jersey retired, Chicago Bulls: Jerry Sloan

Stats: 14.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg

At times, NBA teams take the whole jersey retirement thing to an unnecessary level. Too many franchises have hung up former jerseys of players who simply don’t belong. But, in the case of the Chicago Bulls, they have only given away those sacred spots to their best players.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were no-brainers. Jordan is considered by most as the game’s best player ever and is there a better all-around player than Pippen? That’s a rhetorical question, the answer is no.

Bob Love was also given the jersey retirement nod. During his nine seasons in Chicago, he was named to three All-Star squads and averaged 21.3 points and 6.8 boards. The final member of the Bulls player retirement list is Jerry Sloan. Unfortunately for him, we believe he was the worst of the bunch.

Sloan spent ten seasons in the Windy City and averaged 14.7 points and 7.7 boards. He wasn’t much of an offensive weapon but he did lock up on the other side of the ball, making four All-NBA Defensive selections. He did serve as a coach for the Bulls for three seasons but never led them to overwhelming success. By all accounts, Sloan is by far the weak link here.