Check out this top 30 countdown of some of the best Toni Kukoč plays in Chicago Bulls uniform. All clips property of the NBA. No copyright infringement is intended, all videos are edited to follow the "Free Use" guideline of RU-vid.
I didn't know Kukoc dunked on David Robinson lol, that is some impressive stuff. If Kukoc had the mentality of a number one option, he would stuff the stat sheet and be in conversation for one of top NBA players of all time. But since he didn't have that kind of aggressive mentality and didn't have a team built around him, no one really knows what he could do. Playing from the bench behind Jordan and Pippen also didn't help his reputation, as when Jordan retired I think Kukoc was over 30 and with a reputation of a roleplayer that gets limited minutes and touches and that is the role he played to end of his career. Still his career in Europe is one of the best ever, I don't know if any player had a better European career than Toni, while his NBA career seems average in comparison.
Yes, You are right about his position and stats in Europe but also on international level ( 11/12 3's against USA, silver medal at Olympics losing in final game against original Dream Team. He sure would have different status in NBA if he did get there 2-3 years earlyer, if he was maybe on a different team ( but then he sure wouldn't have 3 rings also ) and he was never stats chaser type. That type was Dražen Petrović . . . pure shooter, one of the best ever. Only if he didn't lost his life . . For us croatians, those are 2 best players ever . . . even do i like Toni just a bit more.
He was never going to be even the #2 option he was #3 a lot of times but that’s common sense on a team with MJ and Pip. On any other team, playing his true position Toni could of easily been a #1 option. Even averaging 14PPG on a team with pip and Mj is an underrated feat.
Mislio sam da nece bit ovaj pas iza leđa za caffeya, ali sa sirenom 😜👌... Jer ga nedavno na nba com nisu stavili, kad su radili kompilaciju tonijevih najboljih poteza.. Meni svakako jedan od najboljih
