Steve Kerr barely gets the edge over John Paxson to get into the top 20 of this list. While Kerr wasn’t a starter for the Bulls and didn’t have the longevity of Paxson in Chicago, his incredible efficiency and own title-winning shot gives him this spot.
The Bulls signed Kerr in 1993, so he spent a season-plus with the team before Michael Jordan returned. The 6-foot-3 guard played five seasons in Chicago, and he didn’t miss a single game over the course of the first four of them. Three of the five seasons resulted in championships.
Kerr was one of the deadliest shooters in the league. He never shot worse than 41.9 percent from 3 as a Bull, and he shot a league-best 52.4 percent from distance in 1994-95. He followed that up by making 51.5 percent of his triples in 1995-96 and winning the 3-Point Shootout in 1997. His 47.9 percent mark from 3 with the Bulls is by far the best in team history, and his 60.0 effective field goal percentage is also first. His 62.5 true shooting percentage is second behind only Artis Gilmore.
And that title-winning shot? In Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, Jordan told Kerr to be ready if there was a double-team. That double came, and Jordan found Kerr for a jumper at the free-throw line for the winner and a fifth title in seven years:
Kerr’s speech at the championship rally about the shot will also go down in infamy.