How former Bulls assistant GM Jim Stack convinced Jerry Krause to take a swing on Dennis Rodman (Image credit: Imagn)
Before Dennis Rodman and the Chicago Bulls won three straight titles, The Worm was giving Michael Jordan and Co. problems as a member of the Bad Boy Pistons. For three straight years, Rodman helped Detroit send the Bulls packing in the postseason, which led to then-Assistant GM Jim Stack scouting the team's practices.
While it took until the 1991 NBA Playoffs for Chicago to finally beat the Pistons, it was another several years before all of Stack's scouting paid off. At the time, starting forward Horace Grant parted ways with the Bulls after the 1993-94 season, and the front office was left wondering how they could fill the void left by Grant.
The way Stack saw things, the team should pursue Dennis Rodman, who at the time had won four straight rebounding titles from his 1991-92 season with Detroit through his 1994-95 season with San Antonio but was embroiled in off-court controversies.
