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The Greatest Chicago Bulls of All Time

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Updated May 3, 2020 66.6k votes 9.9k voters 168.4k views73 items

List RulesPlease rank the players based only on their time with the Bulls

Some may say a list of Chicago Bulls' best players was obviously made for MJ, #23, Mr. Clutch, Air Jordan, The Judge, Your Royal Airness, Ready For Takeoff. Michael Jordan may be the undisputed owner of the title of the greatest Chicago Bulls player of all time (as well as that of one of the best athletes of all time), but what of the rest of the players in the storied Bulls franchise? Think of the best Bulls team in history - which year was it the best and who made the team? While #23 will likely always hold claim to the #1 spot, there are dozens of other basketball players who belong on this list ranking the best Bulls players of all time. After all, Jordan was just one player on maybe the most famous lineup in NBA history, full of 90s legends who could be on any dream team.

Former Chicago Bulls players like Scottie Pippen and Jerry Sloan are some of the greatest NBA players of all time, so there really is cause to look at the rest of the men who made, and continue to make, the Chicago Bulls one of the best sports franchises of all time. If you don't see your favorite Chicago Bulls player on this all time roster, make sure to add them so other fans can vote them up near the top of this list of the best Chicago Bulls of all time.

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Michael Jordan
Shooting guard
Age: 57
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Teams: Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
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Scottie Pippen
Small forward
Age: 55
Birthplace: Hamburg, Arkansas, United States of America
Number: 33
Teams: Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets
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Dennis Rodman
Small forward, Power forward
Age: 59
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America
Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls
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Derrick Rose
Point guard
Age: 32
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Number: 1
Teams: New York Knicks
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Jimmy Butler
Small forward
Age: 31
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Number: 21
Teams: Miami Heat
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Artis Gilmore
Center
Age: 71
Birthplace: Chipley, Florida
Teams: Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls
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Bob Love
Small forward
Age: 78
Birthplace: Bastrop, Louisiana
Teams: New York Nets, Cincinnati Royals, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls
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Horace Grant
Power forward, Center
Age: 55
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
Teams: Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Supersonics, Chicago Bulls
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Toni Kukoč
Small forward
Age: 52
Birthplace: Split, Croatia, Croatia
Teams: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls
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Ron Harper
Point guard, Small forward
Age: 56
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States of America
Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls
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Charles Oakley
Power forward, Center
Age: 57
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Teams: Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls
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Luol Deng
Small forward
Age: 35
Birthplace: Wau, South Sudan
Number: 9
Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Jerry Sloan
Small forward
Age: 78
Birthplace: McLeansboro, Illinois
Teams: Baltimore Bullets, Chicago Bulls
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Zach LaVine
Guard
Age: 25
Birthplace: Renton, Washington
Number: 8
Teams: Chicago Bulls
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Steve Kerr
Point guard, Shooting guard
Age: 55
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Teams: Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls
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B. J. Armstrong
Point guard
Age: 53
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Teams: Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
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Taj Gibson
Power forward
Age: 35
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Number: 67
Teams: New York Knicks
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Jamal Crawford
Point guard, Shooting guard
Age: 40
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Number: 11
Teams: Phoenix Suns
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Kirk Hinrich
Point guard, Shooting guard
Age: 39
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa
Number: 12
Teams: Chicago Bulls
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Joakim Noah
Center
Age: 35
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Number: 13
Teams: Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers
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Lauri Markkanen
Power forward
Number: 24
Teams: Chicago Bulls
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Bill Cartwright
Center
Age: 63
Birthplace: Lodi, California
Teams: Seattle Supersonics, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls
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John Paxson
Point guard
Age: 60
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
Teams: Chicago Bulls

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Dwyane Wade
Shooting guard
Age: 38
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Number: 3
Teams: Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Pau Gasol
Power forward, Center
Age: 40
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Number: 16
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs
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