Top 10 Chicago Bulls of the 21st century

The Chicago Bulls have had some rough stretches in the post-Michael Jordan era, but there have been a good amount of players to come through since then.

Everybody knows about the Chicago Bulls of the 90s. The names go on and on. Obviously, Michael Jordan tops that list by far — come on, the greatest of all time, without argument. But, they had several players who came along over Jordan’s career who played important roles.

The days of Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr, Charles Oakley and others are over. They are long gone, and since that era of basketball, the Bulls have yet to get back to an NBA Finals.

Getting close in the early days of Derrick Rose, the Bulls were a fun team to watch. Head coach Tom Thibodeau had Chicago as close as they had been to a championship since the days of Jordan. Lockdown defense that led to offense was the name of the game. Unfortunately for the Bulls, a guy by the name of LeBron James always seemed to crash their party.

Injuries played a huge role in the Bulls’ window closing quickly during those days as well, but fans surely had a blast watching those teams.

Since the year 2000, Chicago has had some tougher years. But, people may be quick to forget how many exciting and crucial players have come through the Windy City. I will take you through the top 10 players of the 21st century, many of whom were real close to each other for a number of years.