Small Forward - Scottie Pippen ( Chicago Bulls / Houston Rockets / Portland Trailblazers)
No matter how many individual accolades Scottie Pippen managed to attain during his illustrious career, he was and always will be underrated. He was the perfect partner for Michael Jordan and proved to be one of the most selfless players too by doing whatever was asked of him. He was and till date is regarded as the most versatile defensive player in NBA history. With Pippen's defence combining with Jordan's pure magic, they led the Bulls to six titles in eight years.
Although fans and critics will always underrate him, the stats and accolades don't. Pippen was named an All-Star on seven occasions during the 90s. He was named to the First-Team thrice and to the All-Defensive first team a staggering eight times. In 1995, Pippen also led the league in steals.
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Pippen led the Bulls during the two seasons that Jordan had retired. In the first season, he led his team in points, assists, blocks and steals. The following year, he led them in points, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals hence becoming at the time only the second player to lead his team in all major statistical category.
It's safe to say that without Pippen, Jordan would have never won as many titles and many still debate if he would have even won a title without Pippen so no matter how much people might ignore his value, the purists always will know the truth.
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