1993–94 Chicago Bulls season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 28th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls entered the regular season as the three-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals in six games, winning their third NBA championship, their first of two threepeats in the 1990s. This was the first season without All-Star guard Michael Jordan since the 1983–84 season, as he retired during the off-season to pursue a baseball career after the murder of his father, James Jordan. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Steve Kerr, Bill Wennington, and Pete Myers, who was signed to fill in the void left by Jordan at the shooting guard position.

The Bulls continued to play solid basketball, winning ten straight games in December after an 8–8 start to the regular season, and later on held a 34–13 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Stacey King to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Australian center Luc Longley. The Bulls posted another 10-game winning streak between March and April, finishing in second place in the Central Division with a 55–27 record, and earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Scottie Pippen averaged 22.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Horace Grant averaged 15.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and B. J. Armstrong provided the team with 14.8 points and 3.9 assists per game. In addition, off the bench, Croatian rookie forward Toni Kukoč provided with 10.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Kerr contributed 8.6 points per game, Myers contributed 7.9 points per game as the team's starting shooting guard, Wennington averaged 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, and Bill Cartwright provided with 5.6 points per game, but only played just 42 games due to injury.

Pippen, Grant and Armstrong were all selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in which Pippen won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award. Pippen also finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, and in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, with Grant finishing in tenth place; Kerr finished tied in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, while Myers finished tied in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Phil Jackson finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.

However, the Bulls would not be able to win a fourth consecutive NBA championship; after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1994 NBA playoffs, they would lose in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the New York Knicks in seven games. The Knicks would reach the 1994 NBA Finals, but would lose in seven games to the Houston Rockets.

This was also the Bulls' last season at Chicago Stadium, before moving across the street to the new United Center. Following the season, Grant signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, while Cartwright signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, Scott Williams signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, and John Paxson retired.