The Chicago Bulls know a thing or two about talented trios. Led by Guy Rodgers, Bob Boozer, and current Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, the team reached the postseason in their inaugural season, 1966-67.
Chicago made the playoffs six consecutive years from 1970-1975 mostly because of the trio of Sloan, Bob Love, and Norm Van Lier.
Fast forward to the 1990s.
During the Bulls' first three NBA championships (1991-1993), Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant were the team's three biggest stars.
After Grant left town for Orlando in '94, the Bulls went on to complete another three-peat, winning titles from '96-98 with Jordan, Pippen, and Grant's replacement, Dennis Rodman leading the way.
Then-Bulls general manager Jerry Krause attempted to build yet another amazing trio in the early 2000s that consisted of high-lottery picks Jay Williams, Eddy Curry, and Tyson Chandler.
Bulls fans know how that worked out. Williams crashed his motorcycle following his rookie season and never returned to the court, while the "Twin Towers" of Curry and Chandler didn't turn out to be the next David Robinson and Tim Duncan.
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