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Chicago Bulls: 10 criminally underrated Michael Jordan teammates

By Andrew Miller

7 Jun 1996: Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, left, discusses strategy with teammates Ron Harper, center, and Scottie Pippen during a time-out on the court during the fourth quarter of game two in the NBA Finals at the United Center in Chicago, Illino
7 Jun 1996: Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, left, discusses strategy with teammates Ron Harper, center, and Scottie Pippen during a time-out on the court during the fourth quarter of game two in the NBA Finals at the United Center in Chicago, Illino /
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Trent Tucker (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Trent Tucker (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Criminally underrated teammates of Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan: Trent Tucker

One former Jordan teammate that was well ahead of his years in the NBA was the 6-foot-5 and 195-pound shooting guard and Tarboro, NC, native Trent Tucker. The sixth overall pick from the first round of the 1982 NBA Draft of the New York Knicks had mixed results during his career as a whole considering the expectations for him coming out of Minnesota.

Tucker spent most of his NBA career playing for the Knicks, which he did for nine seasons. He also played in 69 regular season games in one campaign with the Bulls. And he spent a part of one regular season with the San Antonio Spurs, playing in 24 games during the 1991-92 season.

There were parts of Tucker’s game that would’ve made him a very highly sought-after two-guard in the modern NBA. He came close to fitting that mold of a three-and-D wing/two-guard. Tucker was one of the most underrated perimeter/wing defensive guards of his days with the Knicks.

In just over 750 career regular season games played in his journey in the NBA, Tucker averaged 8.2 points per game, 2.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks. And he shot 46.1 percent from the field, 40.8 percent from beyond the arc, and 75.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Tucker’s presence did help the Bulls get to their third NBA Championship of the 1990s. And that would be the final year of his NBA career, as Tucker retired following the conclusion of the 1992-93 season.

In that one season playing with the Bulls during the 1992-93 campaign, Tucker averaged 5.2 points per game, 1.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.1 blocks. He shot 48.5 percent from the field, 39.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line.

Tucker was also a very good shooter for the Bulls during their playoff run in 1993 when he shot the ball at a clip of 46.2 percent from beyond the arc.

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