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Scottie Pippen
"Pippen" redirects here. For others with the surname, see Pippen (surname).
Pippen with the Chicago Bulls in 1995
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| Born |
September 25, 1965
Hamburg, Arkansas
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hamburg (Hamburg, Arkansas) | |||||||||||||||
| College | Central Arkansas (1983–1987) | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall | |||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 33, 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1998 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Torpan Pojat | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Sundsvall Dragons | |||||||||||||||
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| Points | 18,940 (16.1 ppg) | |||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 7,494 (6.4 rpg) | |||||||||||||||
| Assists | 6,135 (5.2 apg) | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Scottie Pippen was born on September 25, 1965, in Hamburg, Arkansas, the youngest of 12 children born to Ethel and Preston Pippen (June 9, 1920[9] – May 10, 1990) Pippen's mother was 6 feet tall and his father was 6'1"; all of their children were tall with Scottie being the tallest. His parents could not afford to send their other children to college. His father worked in a paper mill until a stroke paralyzed his right side, prevented him from walking and affected his speech.
Pippen attended Hamburg High School. Playing point guard, he led his team to the state playoffs and earned all-conference honors as a senior. He was not offered any college scholarships. Pippen began his college playing career at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway after being discovered by then-UCA Head coach Don Dyer as a 6'1" walk-on. He did not receive much recognition in college because the school played in the NAIA. He eventually had a growth spurt to 6'8",and his per game averages of 23.6 points, 10 rebounds, 4.3 assists and near 60 percent field goal shooting earned the Central Arkansas senior Consensus NAIA All-American honors in 1987 and made him a dominant player in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference, drawing the attention of NBA scouts.
Player profile
Pippen was renowned for his defensive abilities, having made the NBA All Defensive Team ten consecutive years during his career and leading the league in steals in 1994–95. Phil Jackson once described him as a "one-man wrecking crew", capable of guarding anyone from the point guard to the center position.[86] Pippen is one of three NBA players to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season and he has the record for most career steals in the playoffs (395). He was skilled at staying in front of his man on defense, and particularly effective as a help defender, with his long arms in traps. He was also capable of chasing down an opposing player in transition to block shots from behind.
On offense, Pippen relied primarily on his remarkable athleticism to gain an advantage over his defender; he slashed towards the basket for higher percentage shots. Early in his career, Pippen was not an adept jump shooter; he struggled when shooting directly on a line to the basket. He favored shooting his jump shots–mid-range and three pointers– on an angle. He could regularly bank the ball off the backboard into the basket. He honed his jump shot over the course of his career and became more effective at scoring from distance later in his career.[citation needed]
Retiremen
In 2007, Pippen had attempted to make an NBA comeback as he expressed that he would like to play for a championship contender in hopes of getting his 7th Championship ring. Pippen had spent the winter working out in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and announced that he was hoping for a late-season return to the league. Dwyane Wade, who was the Finals MVP of the 2006 NBA Finals and the captain of the returning champions, the Miami Heat, liked the idea of Pippen making a comeback and expressed his views on it: "I'm already playing with [Gary] Payton and Shaq, two guys I used to play with on video games. To add Scottie Pippen to the mix, that would be crazy."
In January 2008, Pippen made a brief comeback to professional basketball at age 42, when he made a tour of Scandinavia and played two games for top Finnish league team Torpan Pojat (ToPo), and top Swedish league team Sundsvall.[75] In his first game, on January 4, Pippen scored 12 points in ToPo's 93–81 win over Porvoo. He registered nine points and nine rebounds in a 98–85 win over Honka on January 5.[76] In his third game of the tour, Pippen registered 21 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals in 30 minutes in a 102–74 Sundsvall Dragons win over Akropol of Rinkeby. The Dragons paid Pippen $66,000 for his appearance.[75]
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
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| 1987–88 | Chicago | $723,000 |
| 1988–89 | Chicago | $575,000 |
| 1989–90 | Chicago | $765,000 |
| 1990–91 | Chicago | $765,000 |
| 1991–92 | Chicago | $2,770,000 |
| 1992–93 | Chicago | $3,425,000 |
| 1993–93 | Chicago | $3,075,000 |
| 1994–95 | Chicago | $2,225,000 |
| 1995–96 | Chicago | $2,925,000 |
| 1996–97 | Chicago | $2,250,000 |
| 1997–98 | Chicago | $2,775,000 |
| 1998–99 | Houston | $11,000,000 |
| 1999–2000 | Portland | $14,795,642 |
| 2000–01 | Portland | $13,750,000 |
| 2001–02 | Portland | $18,083,564 |
| 2002–03 | Portland | $19,727,524 |
| 2003–04 | Chicago | $4,917,000 |
| 2004–05 | Chicago | $5,408,700 |
Total (may be incomplete): $109,192,430
Career achievements
Career highs
| Stat | High | Opponent | Date |
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| Points | 47 | vs. Denver Nuggets | February 18, 1997 |
| Field goal percentage | 16–17 (.941) | vs. Charlotte Hornets | February 23, 1991 |
| Field goals made | 19 | vs. Denver Nuggets | February 18, 1997 |
| Field goal attempts (Playoffs) | 35 (3 OT) | vs. Phoenix Suns | June 13, 1993 |
| Free throws made, none missed | 11–11 | vs. Detroit Pistons | March 31, 1998 |
| Free throws made | 13 | at Los Angeles Clippers | April 23, 1999 |
| Free throw attempts | 21 | at Charlotte Hornets | November 5, 1993 |
| 3-point field goals made (Playoffs) | 7 | at Utah Jazz | June 6, 1997 |
| 3-point field goal attempts | 13 | at Toronto Raptors | December 8, 1996 |
| Rebounds | 18 | at New York Knicks | March 31, 1992 |
| Rebounds (Playoffs) | 18 | at Miami Heat | May 1, 1996 |
| Offensive rebounds (Playoffs) | 9 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | May 15, 1999 |
| Defensive rebounds | 16 (OT) | vs. New York Knicks | December 25, 1994 |
| Assists | 15 | vs. Indiana Pacers | November 30, 1990 |
| Assists | 15 | vs. Washington Wizards | March 16, 2002 |
| Steals | 9 | vs. Atlanta Hawks | March 8, 1994 |
| Turnovers | 12 (OT) | at New Jersey Nets | February 25, 1990 |
| Turnovers | 12 | at Houston Rockets | January 30, 1996 |
| Minutes played (Playoffs) | 56 (3 OT) | vs. Phoenix Suns | June 13, 1993 |
Personal life
Pippen has been married twice: to Karen McCollum (married 1988; divorced 1990) with whom he has a son, Antron Pippen (born 1987),[1] and to Larsa Younan (married 1997; separated October 2016), with whom he has four children, Sophia Pippen, Justin Pippen, Preston Pippen and Scottie Pippen, Jr. Larsa starred in the TV show The Real Housewives of Miami. Pippen also has a daughter, Sierra Pippen, with his former fiancée Yvette De Leon[90] and a daughter, Taylor Pippen, with former girlfriend and model Sonya Roby[91][92]
A 1997 article in Sports Illustrated named him one of the three biggest "skinflints" in the NBA, along with Kevin Garnett and Shawn Kemp, and noted that restaurant workers had given him the nickname "No Tippin' Pippen".[93]
Shortly after retiring, Pippen learned that a financial adviser, whom Pippen claimed had been recommended by his team, was under investigation for bank fraud. Pippen had invested over $20 million through the adviser, Robert Lunn. In March 2016, Lunn was sentenced to three years in prison on multiple fraud counts, including forging Pippen's signature on a $1.4 million loan that Lunn used to pay off personal debts.[94]
In February 2011, he placed his $16 million mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the market.[95] In March 2011, a yard sale was held at his former home in Highland Park, Illinois.[96]
On July 11, 2013, Camran Shafighi filed a $4 million lawsuit against Pippen in Los Angeles Superior Court over an incident that occurred on June 23, 2013 at the Malibu restaurant Nobu. Shafighi said that he was physically attacked by Pippen after taking pictures of Pippen inside and outside the restaurant. Shafighi was then taken to a hospital.[97] On August 27, 2013, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office announced that charges would not be filed against Pippen.[98]
Pippen is a supporter of the Research for Child Cancer.
Pippen has been married twice: to Karen McCollum (married 1988; divorced 1990) with whom he has a son, Antron Pippen (born 1987),[1] and to Larsa Younan (married 1997; separated October 2016), with whom he has four children, Sophia Pippen, Justin Pippen, Preston Pippen and Scottie Pippen, Jr. Larsa starred in the TV show The Real Housewives of Miami. Pippen also has a daughter, Sierra Pippen, with his former fiancée Yvette De Leon[90] and a daughter, Taylor Pippen, with former girlfriend and model Sonya Roby[91][92]
A 1997 article in Sports Illustrated named him one of the three biggest "skinflints" in the NBA, along with Kevin Garnett and Shawn Kemp, and noted that restaurant workers had given him the nickname "No Tippin' Pippen".[93]
Shortly after retiring, Pippen learned that a financial adviser, whom Pippen claimed had been recommended by his team, was under investigation for bank fraud. Pippen had invested over $20 million through the adviser, Robert Lunn. In March 2016, Lunn was sentenced to three years in prison on multiple fraud counts, including forging Pippen's signature on a $1.4 million loan that Lunn used to pay off personal debts.[94]
In February 2011, he placed his $16 million mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the market.[95] In March 2011, a yard sale was held at his former home in Highland Park, Illinois.[96]
On July 11, 2013, Camran Shafighi filed a $4 million lawsuit against Pippen in Los Angeles Superior Court over an incident that occurred on June 23, 2013 at the Malibu restaurant Nobu. Shafighi said that he was physically attacked by Pippen after taking pictures of Pippen inside and outside the restaurant. Shafighi was then taken to a hospital.[97] On August 27, 2013, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office announced that charges would not be filed against Pippen.[98]
Pippen is a supporter of the Research for Child Cancer.
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