10 Bulls losses in 1995-96, the fewest by any team in an NBA regular season. HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON NBA WINNING PERCENTAGES Season Team W-L Pct. 1995-96 Chicago Bulls 72-10 .878 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers 69-13 .841 1996-97 Chicago Bulls 69-13 .841 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers 68-13 .840 1972-73 Boston Celtics 68-14 .829 9 Bulls who have been named to the NBA's All-Rookie Team. BULLS ON THE ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Erwin Mueller 1966-67 12.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg Clifford Ray 1971-72 7.0 ppg, 10.6 rpg Scott May 1976-77 14.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg Reggie Theus 1978-79 16.3 ppg, 5.2 apg David Greenwood 1979-80 16.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg Quintin Dailey 1982-83 15.1 ppg, 3.7 apg Michael Jordan 1984-85 28.2 ppg, 5.9 apg Charles Oakley 1985-86 9.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg Stacey King 1989-90 8.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg 8 Players who have led the Bulls in scoring. Michael Jordan has been Chicago's top scorer 10 times, and in nine of those seasons he also led the league (in 1984-85 the Knicks' Bernard King was first). Jordan was the first Bull to lead his league in scoring, but not the first Chicago player. In 1947-48, Max Zaslofsky, a 6'2" swingman with the Chicago Stags, averaged 21.0 points per game to become the leading scorer in the Basketball Association of America, a precursor to the NBA. In 1950, the Stags folded and the players were dispersed around the league. The Knicks drew Zaslofsky's name out of a hat. After three seasons in New York, he played for the Bullets, Hawks and Pistons before retiring in 1955. BULLS SCORING LEADERS Michael Jordan 10 1984-85, '86-87 to '92-93, '95-96, '96-97 Bob Love 7 1969-70 to '75-76 Artis Gilmore 4 1976-77 to '78-79, '81-82 Reggie Theus 3 1979-80, '80-81, '82-83 Bob Boozer 2 1967-68, '68-69 Orlando Woolridge 2 1983-84, '85-86 Scottie Pippen 2 1993-94, '94-95 Guy Rodgers 1 1966-67 7 Championship teams on which Bulls coach Phil Jackson has played a significant part. Jackson was a backup forward on the 1972-73 NBA champion New York Knicks (he was also with the Knicks when they won the title in 1969-70, but he missed the entire season because of a back injury). He was head coach of the Albany Patroons when they won the CBA title in 1983-84, and he has guided the Bulls to all five of their NBA championships. But he isn't the only member of his staff with some hardware on the mantel. CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY 1996-97 BULLS COACHES Titles Role Phil Jackson 7 Player: 1972-73 Knicks Head coach: 1983-84 Patroons; 1990-91 to '92-93, '95-96, '96-97 Bulls Jimmy Rodgers 5 Assistant coach: 1980-81, '83-84, '85-86 Celtics; '95-96, '96-97 Bulls Tex Winter 5 Assistant coach: 1990-91 to '92-93, '95-96, '96-97 Bulls Bill Cartwright 4 Player: 1990-91 to '92-93 Bulls Assistant coach: 1996-97 Bulls Frank Hamblen 1 Assistant coach: 1996-97 Bulls 6 Bulls players who went on to become NBA head coaches. Three were in Chicago's opening-day lineup in 1974. BULLS WHO BECAME NBA HEAD COACHES Bulls Career Teams Coached Rick Adelman 1973-75 Trail Blazers (1988-94), Warriors (1995-97) Matt Guokas 1970-71, 74-75 76ers (1985-88), Magic (1989-93) ' Garfield Heard 1972-73 Mavericks (1992-93) Jerry Sloan 1966-76 Bulls (1979-82), Jazz (1988-present) Darrell Walker 1992-93 Raptors (1996-97) Bob Weiss 1968-74 Spurs (1986-88), Hawks (1990-93), Clippers (1993-94) Adelman (above, center) became a coach. photo by Heinz Kluetmeier 5 Teams that Chicago has beaten in the NBA Finals. BULLS' NBA FINALS VICTIMS 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 1992 Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 2 1993 Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 1996 Seattle SuperSonics 4 games to 2 1997 Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 4 1996-97 Bulls who were born outside the United States. Steve Kerr was born in Beirut; Toni Kukoc in Split, Croatia; Luc Longley in Perth, Australia; and Bill Wennington in Montreal. 3 Arenas that the Bulls have called home. HOME COURTS OF THE BULLS Years Capacity International Amphitheatre 1966-67 11,002 Chicago Stadium 1967-94 17,339 United Center 1994-present 21,711 2 Bulls who are in the Hall of Fame. (Four current Bulls--guess who?--are good bets to make it.) FORMER BULLS IN THE HALL OF FAME Bulls Career Other Teams George Gervin 1985-1986 Virginia Squires (ABA), San Antonio Spurs (ABA, NBA) Nate Thurmond 1974-1976 San Francisco and Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers 1 Bull who has won the regular-season or Finals MVP award, or led the NBA in scoring, or been named rookie of the year or defensive player of the year, or, curiously, been the one player ever drafted by the Bulls out of the University of North Carolina. Each distinction belongs only, of course, to one Bull: number 23.