Our All Time Top 50 Chicago Bulls Have Been Revised to Reflect the 2023-24 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Chicago Bulls.
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Bulls did not have a good year, but its core three all elevated their rankings.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Scottie Pippen
3. Artis Gilmore
4. Chet Walker
5. Horace Grant
You can find the entire list here.
Zach LaVine advanced to #15 from #18.
Guard DeMar DeRozan concluded three seasons with the Bulls (now with Sacramento) and rocketed up to #18 from #31.
Nikola Vucevic advanced from #36 to #32
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
The Chicago Bulls announce their Ring of Honor
Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives. As such, it is important to us that the
Chicago Bulls have announced the creation of their Ring of Honor, which will initially house 13 members and one team.
They will be celebrating this over the weekend of January 11-12.
Named to the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor will be:
Artis Gilmore, Center, 1977-82 & 1988. Gilmore went to four All-Stars as a Bull, leading the NBA in Effective Field Goal Percentage twice. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Phil Jackson, Assistant Coach, 1988-89 & Head Coach 1990-98. “The Zen Master” guided Chicago to all six of their titles, and had a record of 545 and 193 with the Bulls.
Michael Jordan, Guard, 1985-93 & 1995-98. The greatest player of all time was a six-time Champion and entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. He was a 14-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA player, 10-time Scoring Champion and five-time MVP. Jordan was also named to the 75th Anniversary Team, and was a six-time Finals MVP.
Johnny “Red” Kerr, Head Coach 1967-68, Broadcaster 1975-08. Kerr was the voice of the Bulls for decades and became synonymous with the team despite starring as a player for years with Syracuse/Philadelphia.
Dick Klein, General Manager, 1967-69. Klein was also the team’s founder.
Jerry Krause, General Manager 1985-03. Krause presided over all six of Chicago’s championships and was arguably its architect.
Toni Kukoc, Forward, 1994-00. Kukoc helped Chicago win three titles and won a Sixth Man of the Year Award. He entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
Bob Love, Forward, 1969-77. Love went to three All-Star Games, and was twice a Second Team All-Star.
Scottie Pippen, Forward, 1988-98 & 2004. Pippen was Robin to Jordan’s Batman in those six titles and was a seven-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, and eight-time All-Defensive Selection. Pippen became a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 2010.
Dennis Rodman, Forward, 1996-98. Rodman helped anchor Chicago to their second three-peat and was a three-time Rebounding Champion as a Bull. He was chosen for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Jerry Sloan, Guard/Forward, 1967-76, Assistant Coach 1978, Head Coach 1980-82. Sloan was a two-time All-Star and six-time All-Defensive Selection as a player and he entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 as a Coach.
Chet Walker, Forward, 1970-75. Walker played the second half of his career with the Bulls where he had four of his seven All-Star. He entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
Tex Winter, Assistant Coach, 1986-99. Winter was an Assistant Coach for all six of Chicago’s championships.
The 1996 Championship Team. This squad went 72-10 and won the organization’s fourth title.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com are thrilled with the Chicago Bulls pursuit of honoring their past legends.
3. Artis Gilmore
After the selections of Jordan and Pippen, it does not become as easy to rank the greatest Bulls of all-time. But that makes it all the more fun, doesn't it?