Top 10 Career Steals Leaders in NBA history

#6 Scottie Pippen - 2,307

Pippen was NBA's Steals leader in the 1994-95 season

He was selected fifth overall in the 1987 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics and traded to the Chicago Bulls. Pippen was a key contributor to the Bulls’ three consecutive NBA championships from 1991 to 1993, and, with Jordan’s retirement after the third title-winning season, Pippen became the primary star on the team. He ended his basketball career as a 7-time All-star & a 6-time NBA champion.

He averaged a stellar 2.9 steals per game in the 1994-95 season and led the league in steals. Scottie was also named in the NBA's All-defensive first team for 8 consecutive years starting from 1992 to 1999 and his 2,307 career steals are ranked 6th on the NBA's all-time steals list. Also, Pippen ranks 2nd on the all-time playoffs steals list with 395 steals in 208 postseason appearances.

An interesting fact about Pippen is that he is the only NBA player to have won an NBA title and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice (1992, 1996).