Scottie Pippen is one of the greatest ever small forwards, playing on the original 1992 Dream Team and also competing at the 1996 Olympics. Pippen played in college at Central Arkansas University, and was chosen by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (5th overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. Pippen played in the NBA from 1987-2004, best known for his time with the Chicago Bulls from 1987-98. During that time Pippen played on six NBA Championship teams, playing alongside Michael Jordan. Pippen played with the Houston Rockets in 1999, the Portland Trail Blazers in 1999-2003, and finished his NBA career back with the Bulls in 2003-04. He also played overseas in 2008, with the Torpan Pojat and Sundsvall Dragons in Finland and Sweden, respectively.
Pippen was a seven-time NBA All-Star (1990, 1992-97) and was named first-team All-NBA in 1994-96. He was MVP of the NBA All-Star Game in 1994. Known as one of the greatest ever defensive players, Pippen was named NBA All-Defensive first-team for eight consecutive years (1992-99), and was second-team in 1991 and 2000. Pippen’s #33 was retired by the Chicago Bulls. He was also selected as a member of the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. Pippen finished his career with averages of 16.1 points/game, 5.2 assists/game, and 2.0 steals/game. Pippen is the only player to have won an NBA title and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice (1992, 1996). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
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