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Originally Posted by Minstrel
Well, as I said, the rumours I recall were during the season, not the off-season. During the All-Star game, commentators talked about how there were rumours circulating about the two being traded for each other.
At the time, Pippen was seen as about as big a star as anyone. Perhaps a notch below the two centers, Olajuwon and Robinson, but as good a forward as any in the league.
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they were talking about trading barkley the mid-season after he led them to the finals?
i think you're glamorizing pippen here. he was thought by many to be in the company as the others, but he was generally regarded a notch below. certainly as a star. he was 1/2 a season into his role as the lead guy. malone, barkley, shaq all probably had a higher overall profile and wider support than pippen at that time. barkley happened to start having injury issues.