Chicago Bulls: 3 best shooters that Michael Jordan played with

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(Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)
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3. BJ Armstrong, Point Guard

The Bulls would essentially switch the standout sharpshooting guard that Jordan would have in his supporting cast in the mid-1990’s. Jordan would get the 6-foot-2 and 175 pound former Iowa Hawkeyes product and first round pick (18th overall) of the Bulls in the 1989 NBA Draft B.J. Armstrong.

The three-time NBA Champion and one-time All-Star selection had the best seasons of his career with the Bulls in the early-to-mid 1990’s. The one season where he would get an All-Star nod came during the 1993-94 campaign, while Jordan was trying his hand with the Chicago White Sox minor league organization.

Armstrong shot 47.6 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 85.5 percent from the charity stripe in his one All-Star season. In total in his seven seasons in the Windy City, Armstrong averaged 10.7 points per game, while shooting 47.9 percent from the field, 43.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 86.2 percent from the charity stripe.

There was one season where Armstrong led the NBA in three-point shooting percentage (45.5), which came during the 1992-93 campaign. The difference between Armstrong and the other two shooters on this list is the fact that he didn’t actually take that many three-point attempts (14.7 percent with the Bulls). And his true shooting percentage sat at 55.0.