The Best NBA Finals Teammates Michael Jordan Ever Had
Michael Jordan’s best teammates in the NBA Finals
It didn’t really matter who was playing center for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls during either of their ’90s three-peats. Bison Dele, Bill Wennington, Will Perdue, the corpse of Bill Cartwright: Not only did these guys get rings thanks in large part to Jordan, they actually played sizable roles on some of the best teams ever. But the relative lack of center value during Jordan’s reigns didn’t mean his squads lacked talent; he also had the benefit of playing with two Hall of Famers and a collection of steady role players. Here’s our rankings of Michael Jordan’s best teammates in the NBA Finals.20. Will Perdue
Because Jordan’s six Finals trips and championships came in an eight-year span with one team, this list isn’t exactly deep with talent, making this bottom spot almost impossible to pick.
Perdue gets the nod as part of the Bulls’ center rotation for the first three title teams, from 1991 to 1993. His best Finals game was also his first one, when he didn’t miss a shot and notched six points, four rebounds, and a block in a Game 1 loss to the Lakers in 1991.
19. Bill Wennington
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The center was 33 when he won his first championship with the Bulls in 1996. That season, the seven-footer gave Jordan’s Bulls 15 minutes per game, averaging 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds.
He missed the 1997 playoffs due to injury, but was once again part of the center rotation for the 1998 title run.
18. Stacey King
Now a legend on the broadcast mic for Bulls broadcasts, the No. 6 overall pick of the 1989 didn’t quite have the career many expected, but he was a serviceable bench big for the team’s three-peat from 1991 to 1993. He averaged 12.1 minutes per game in the 1993 playoffs, scoring 4.
1 points and grabbing 2.1 rebounds.
17. Trent Tucker
In the final season of his productive 11-year career, mostly as a member of the New York Knicks, Tucker joined the 1992-93 Bulls, claiming his first career championship. The three-point specialist hit 39.7 percent from deep in the regular season, then upped his mark to 46.2 percent in the playoffs.