Dennis Rodman Says Chicago Bulls Would Have Won Fourth Straight Title 'Easily' In 1999

Dennis Rodman boldly claimed the Chicago Bulls would have won their fourth straight NBA title in 1999 “easily” if the team had not broken up following their championship run in the prior season. Speaking his mind about the end of the dynasty, Rodman lamented how their stacked group could have reshaped history.

On the heels of “The Last Dance” premiere on Sunday, Rodman spoke on ESPN’s First Take and rued missing the chance for a fourth consecutive ring. “It was just sad in fact that we could have come back and won a fourth championship very easily,” he said.

While centered mostly on Jordan’s career, the 10-part docu-series also narrates the Bulls’ journey leading to the 1997-1998 season. The first two episodes aired Sunday on ESPN, gathering about 10 million views in the U.S. while also being made available in other parts of the world via Netflix. The next pair of episodes is scheduled to air on April 26, 9 p.m. ET.

The film also features a handful of never before seen footage from the ’98 season, drawing significant responses from some household names in the sport.

“Michael Jordan’s Last Dance was fantastic and I loved all two hours of it!! Young fans that never got to see Michael play now understand why he’s the (GOAT) of basketball!” said Lakers legend Magic Johnson, while retired Miami Heat great Dwyane Wade said, “If I had 3 wishes in life. I think I would have asked for The Last Dance.”

Rodman, 58, was part of the 90’s Bulls dynasty which won six NBA titles in eight years. He has five championships in his name: three in Chicago from ’96-’98 and two with the Detroit Pistons in ’89 and ’90, the time when he played the villain’s role to Michael Jordan and the Bulls.

Known as a pure blue-collar worker, Rodman landed in Chicago in 1995 as the Bulls sought to fill the gap left by big man Horace Grant, who left the team in 1994.

Rodman would then average 15.3 rebounds, on top of 5.2 points and 2.8 assists in his three seasons as a member of the dynasty. As the Bulls went on a massive revamp following the last championship, Rodman found himself in Los Angeles to play for the Lakers in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, where the San Antonio Spurs, led by a young Tim Duncan, won their first chip.