The Chicago Bulls are a unique NBA franchise. In terms of championships, the organization looks fantastic with six rings, third only to the Boston Celtics (17) and Los Angeles Lakers (16).
However, those six titles all came in the span of eight years, and all came because the Bulls had the greatest basketball player of all-time: Michael Jordan.
Other than the 1990s, the Bulls have been a rather average franchise, and sometimes far worse than average. Besides Jordan and Scottie Pippen, few current Bulls fans can remember any high-quality players (no, Ben Wallace does not count).
In the United Center, banners hang to commemorate the retired numbers of Bob Love and Jerry Sloan, along with Jordan and Pippen. But that's it.
The fact is, the Bulls had many great players who made the 90s so successful for Chicago. However, if Pippen was always in Jordan's shadow, then players like B.J. Armstrong, Toni Kukoc and Ron Harper were virtually non-existent.
Here's a list of the best 25 players in Chicago Bulls history. You can probably guess No. 2 and No. 1, but a few players in the list may surprise you.
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Article written by Brian Chappatta
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