Making an All-NBA Defensive Team is an incredible individual accomplishment, especially when considering only five players are awarded with that honor each year. This list puts a spotlight on the Bulls who have earned First Team selections throughout Chicago’s 60 seasons.

Michael Jordan – 1988-1993, 1996-1998

In addition to leading the league in scoring 10 times over the course of his 15-year career, Jordan made nine All-Defensive First Teams and was a three-time steals champ. Jordan averaged at least 2.1 steals per game through each of his first nine years as a pro, and he swatted at least one shot a night on four different occasions, giving him career averages of 2.3 spg and 0.8 bpg.

In 1987-88, Jordan paced the NBA in scoring (35.0) and steals (career-high 3.2) to earn All-Star, All-

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