NBA season
1995–96 NBA
Chicago Bulls won the 1996 NBA title, beating the Seattle SuperSonics in the Finals.
The season in brief
In Michael Jordan's first full season after returning from baseball, the Chicago Bulls went 72–10, the best record the NBA had ever seen. With Scottie Pippen and newly acquired Dennis Rodman, Chicago dominated on both ends, then beat the Seattle SuperSonics in the Finals. Jordan was named MVP and Finals MVP. It was the first title of the Bulls' second three-peat.
Finals
- Champion
- Chicago Bulls
- Runner-up
- Seattle SuperSonics
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Michael Jordan
- Finals MVP
- Michael Jordan
- Rookie of the Year
- Damon Stoudamire
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Gary Payton
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Toni Kukoč
- Most Improved Player
- Gheorghe Mureșan