The Five Greatest "Bulls" in Chicago History

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The Chicago Bulls are a storied organization in the National Basketball Association. With 6 titles, the team is among the leaders in this indicator, although it is currently far behind the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics with 17 each. The impressive thing about the Chicago Reds is that they have never lost an NBA Finals playoff series. In the history of the most legendary basketball league, there is no other team that has appeared in the finals at least 2 times and is still undefeated. Bulls made it 3 consecutive titles in two series. The first was from 1991-93, and the second shortly after that was from 1996-98. But even outside of those famous streaks, Chicago has seen incredible basketball players. The question is, who are the five greatest?

1. Michael Jordan

Is there even a basketball ranking where MJ wouldn't be number one in greatness? We will not argue, because there are people in the world with a different opinion. Mike is certainly the greatest in Chicago Bulls history. Airman has won Finals MVP in each of the Bulls' 6 titles. Basketball emblem. In 1993, he made the difficult decision to stop playing sports. But not with sports in general, but with basketball. For a short time, Mike turned to baseball. Fortunately for Chicago, Jordan is back on the floor soon after. And wins 3 more titles for the whole city and himself.

2. Scottie Pippen

If Michael Jordan didn't exist, Scottie Pippen would probably be a contender for the greatest in basketball history. Some share the opinion that in MJ's prime, it was Scotty who was the second best in the NBA. A legend with 6 titles with the Bulls, 7 All-Star appearances and two Olympic gold medals with the United States of America. Scottie Pippen just missed the 20,000 point mark in the league. After his career ended, the Bulls retired his iconic number 33.

3. Jerry Sloan

To the great regret of the basketball public in 2020, the legendary guard left the world of the living. But the Illinois-born, 196-centimeter basketball player will never leave the world of basketball legends. Sloan played 10 seasons for the Chicago Bulls. His active sports career ends long before the debut title for the "bulls" in the NBA. She ended up with two All-Star appearances and a number of other accolades. Years later, he returned to the Windy City as a senior coach. And his legendary number 4 will never be worn again by a Bulls basketball player.

4. Bob Love

In 1966, the Cincinnati Royals selected a talented young wing with the 33rd overall pick in what was then the 4th round of the NBA draft. And doing the Chicago Bulls a huge favor. About 2 years later, Love ended up with the Bulls. With his performances in red, Robert Love, nicknamed Butterbean, was selected to participate in the All-Star Game 3 years in a row. Bob is well known for his strong defensive performances, but also finished his league career averaging nearly 18 points per game. Quite logically, his favorite number 10 is currently retired by the Chicago Bulls, where he has 8 seasons at the highest level.

5. Tony Kukoc

Back to basketball players with championship rings for Chicago. The Croatian falls short of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen's 6, but has played more than an active role in Chicago's last 3 titles. To this day, Illinois fans are grateful to the Italian city of Treviso that local Benetton gave Kukoc exposure at the highest level of European basketball. The winger played 7 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls before making successive moves to Atlanta and Miwaukee. His amazing career ends with 9,810 points in the Alien League.

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