Chicago Bulls: 3 former players that would thrive in the modern NBA

3 Chicago Bulls players that would thrive in the modern NBA: Steve Kerr

Among the best shooters not just in Bulls franchise history, but in the entire NBA history, is the five-time champ and guard Steve Kerr. The Golden State Warriors head coach spent most of his career with the Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Antonio Spurs. And then, he also spent bits and pieces of one season apiece with the Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, and Phoenix Suns.

A lot of the value that Kerr brought to the table for the Bulls was clearly as a knockdown shooter. For much of his career, Kerr sat along with the likes of Reggie Miller and Ray Allen (among a few others) among the top shooters around the league.

Kerr was actually one of the more underrated defenders on and off-ball for the Bulls throughout the 1990s. He rarely missed assignments and registered a career 0.7 defensive box plus/minus during his five seasons in Chicago.

That ability to remain a net positive on the defensive end of the floor, along with being a knockdown shooter, gives Kerr the potential to be one of the more valued players in the modern NBA.

For his career, Kerr shot better than 45 percent from beyond the arc and just shy of 87 percent from the free-throw line. Those numbers would be crazy in the modern NBA. Kerr is the all-time leader in NBA history in three-point shooting percentage, just ahead of Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry.

Kerr also ranks in the top 50 all-time in free-throw shooting percentage. His skillset would translate very nicely in the modern NBA. And he’s able to still use a lot of what he was good at as a player to benefit him as head coach now for the Warriors.