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The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.. This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Pippen was born in Hamburg, Arkansas, to Ethel (1923–2016) [12] and Preston Pippen (1920–1990). [13] He has 11 older siblings. His mother was 6 ft (180 cm) tall and his father was 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), and all of their children were tall, with Scottie Pippen being the tallest. His parents could not afford to send their other children to college.
In the 1987 draft, to address their lack of depth, Krause selected center Olden Polynice eighth overall and power forward Horace Grant 10th overall, then sent Polynice to Seattle in a draft-day trade for the fifth selection, small forward Scottie Pippen.
The 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall power forward / center teamed with fellow draft-day acquisition Scottie Pippen to form the Bulls' forward tandem of the future, although he initially backed up incumbent Charles Oakley, one of the league's premier rebounders and post defenders.
The post Scotty Pippen Jr. Announces His NBA Draft Decision appeared first on The Spun. From averaging 12 points and four assists per game to 20 and five, Pippen led the SEC in PPG and finished ...
The decades long feud between former teammates Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen continues to rage on into 2021. While the conflict lay dormant for many years, it was reignited earlier this ...
In the trade, the Blazers traded six players—Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw, and Walt Williams—for Scottie Pippen. Pippen would be the Blazers' starting small forward until 2003, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls , the team which he spent the majority of his career with.
All told, then: Miami punctuates the Jimmy saga, gets most of what it reportedly wanted — “players who can help now, young talent, draft capital and salary that expires by the summer of 2026 ...