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Chicago Bulls: Kukoc loves that MJ and Pippen destroyed him in 1992

Toni Kukoc, Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Back in 1992, what would be a very important trio of Chicago Bulls players in the mid-to-late 1990s met in Barcelona during the Summer Olympic Games. This trio included all-time great shooting guard Michael Jordan and Hall-of-Fame forward Scottie Pippen for the United States, and newly inducted Hall-of-Fame forward Toni Kukoc for Croatia.

At the time, Kukoc was just 23 years old and was a promising second-round draft pick of the Bulls two years prior. Kukoc would not actually join the likes of Jordan, Pippen (also someone he noted as his favorite Bulls teammate), and the Bulls until the 1993-94 season.