We’ve hit both of the guard spots. Now, on to the small forwards.
There are high flyers and defensive grinders. Flash-in-the-pan acquisitions and mainstays who helped build and maintain winners in Chicago.
Like the two-guard category, No. 1 in this category is no debate. No. 2 isn’t really either. But there’s plenty of room for intrigue and debate down the ranks.
Acquired from Indiana in the huge trade that sent Brad Miller and Ron Artest out of Chicago, he brought scoring and swagger to his 128-game stint over parts of three seasons. He edged out John Salmons, whose impact came for winning teams, for this last spot mostly because he lasted longer.