Chicago Bulls

Great players of the Chicago Bulls

One of the best-known players ever to play for Chicago is without a doubt Michael Jordan. In addition, there are 3 Hall of Fame players who played for the Chicago Bulls in the years before and during the Jordan era. Think of Jerry Sloan, Bob Love and Jordan's teammate Scottie Pippen.

Zach LaVine & Slam Dunk

LaVine won the Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the youngest winner since a then 18-year-old Kobe Bryant in 1997. He was considered the favorite after his first dunk, which he did while wearing Jordan's No. 23 jersey from the movie Space Jam. With a perfect 50 on each of his first two dunks, LaVine was the first player since Dwight Howard in 2009 with a perfect score on multiple dunks.

History of the Chicago Bulls

In the 1966/1967 season, the team played in the NBA for the first time and immediately qualified for the playoffs. The Bulls' glory days, however, would begin in 1984, when they picked Michael Jordan in the draft. In his first season, he was already breaking team records, and he led the Bulls to the playoffs. The real highlights came in the '90s, when the team, led by Jordan and successful coach Phil Jackson, was strengthened with players who played in service of Jordan, which resulted in the six titles. In Scottie Pippen, the Bulls had another player of great individual class. Besides the Finals games, the (often semifinal) games against archrival the New York Knicks, led by Patrick Ewing, were thrilling.