The Chicago Bulls are the third NBA team born in Chicago, after the Packers/Zephyrs, who are now the Washington Wizards, and the Stags (1946-1950). The team’s first season began in 1966 and finished the season with the best record of an expansion team, making them a playoff challenger. The first two years in the league, the Bulls played at the International Amphitheater and then moved to Chicago Stadium.
Over the next several years, the Bulls teamed up competitively, but never reached the level of the best in the sport. In the 1970s, they became a very defensive team and managed to win a single division title, never reaching the final. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Bulls were at the bottom of the league. The change came in 1984, with their third pick in the NBA Draft, where they chose Michael Jordan, who would set records and have the nation refer to him as the greatest NBA player of all time.
After several moves around the league during the off-seasons between 1987 and 1989, the Bulls’ new starting lineup included Jordan, Paxson, Pippen, Grant and Cartwright, who, while slow to find their chemistry, would fit to form the start. of the Chicago Bulls dynasty. The team, under Jordan, would win six NBA championships.