What Scottie was trying to do was trying to force management to change his contract. And [Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf] was never going to do that." Pippen earned $2.775 million in salary during the 1997-98 season. Jordan was paid more than $33 million that year. Pippen said he ...
“The contract that Pippen signed was billed as a five-year, $18 million deal, but the new agreement did not erase the two remaining seasons Pippen had on his rookie pact. In truth, that meant that signing the contract committed Pippen to the Bulls for the following seven, and amazingly,...
Pippen grew up in Arkansas from a poor family and his decision to take a "secure" agreement trumped the allure of more enticing offers. Those around Scottie cautioned him against signing the contract, but he ultimately did and it became a source of tension between Scottie and the higher-ups...