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He earned a championship ring with the Bulls in 1997, gave MJ his chair in the Flu Game but played only 12 minutes all season.

This is the true story of Matt Steigenga, who turns 49 today and owns one of the most fortuitous places in Chicago sports history.

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Matt Steigenga famously became a Bull for the final four games of the 1997 season, but his story in Chicago began four seasons earlier, when Jerry Krause drafted him out of Michigan State with the 3rd to last pick of the entire draft, #52 overall in the 2nd round.
The local press immediately jumped on the story of the (relatively) local kid making good, the Michigan native suiting up with the two-time defending champion Bulls. He was Michigan's Mr. Basketball in 1988, 3 years after Glen Rice, 3 years before Chris Webber.
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In honor of @Hoophall:

The true story of Jerry Krause and Tracy McGrady

How two missed connections nearly changed their careers

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It’s fitting that the late Jerry Krause & the great Tracy McGrady enter @hoophall together.

Krause tried to get T-Mac to the Bulls.

Twice.
In 1997, Krause tried to acquire draft picks to draft the HS senior McGrady.

In 2000, Krause tried to sign the mega free agent McGrady.
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