Chicago Bulls: 5 most underrated players in franchise history

Underrated players in Chicago Bulls history: Bob Boozer

It’s not discussed enough how good the former first overall pick of the Cincinnati Royals in the 1959 NBA Draft and big man Bob Boozer was in his 11-year-long career in the league. The Omaha, NE, native, and Kansas State Wildcats legend Boozer had a very accomplished NBA career that also included a run with the Bulls.

In fact, the lone All-Star selection of Boozer’s career came during his time with the Bulls. His first and only career All-Star selection came with the Bulls during the 1967-68 season.

The cool thing about how we started out this list is the fact that both Boozer and Boerwinkle were in the same frontcourt unit for the Bulls in the late 1960s. This was a very formidable frontcourt rotation that the Bulls brought to the table at that point in the franchise’s history.

Boozer was also incredibly durable during his great career, and he got better throughout most of his years in the NBA. He peaked statistically during his latter two seasons with the Bulls in the late 1960s. In his three seasons with the Bulls in total, Boozer averaged 20.4 points per game, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.

There were also four regular seasons for Boozer where he tied or led the league in games played. Two of his seasons, including one with the Bulls, Boozer also led the NBA in postseason field goal percentage. In 1967, Boozer led the NBA in postseason field goal percentage, hitting his looks at a clip of 63.2 percent.

If there is one player from the early days of the Bulls that really should’ve got more All-Star nods and more credit as a whole, it is definitely Boozer.