040: I, Pippen, was all for letting Roger start initially!

From 1989 to 1991, Kukoc had harvested two European Championship titles and one World Championship title.

Before the age of 25, he had also led his team to three European Champions League titles, achieving an unprecedented three consecutive MVPs.

Outside the NBA, he had achieved every basketball-related honor.

But when Kukoc was chosen by the Bulls, and people asked Jordan what he felt about soon becoming teammates with Kukoc, the notorious basketball villain just sneered dismissively, "I'm not interested at all, because I don't want to speak Yugoslavian."

Kukoc had never received respect in the NBA, not from Jordan and not from Pippen.

Because of these two men's attitudes, fans looked down on him, thinking he was just a soft, slow, big idiot.

The media looked down on him too, generally believing that he wouldn't last more than three years in the NBA.

Yet tonight, Kukoc had fully showcased his talent on the NBA court!