Scottie Pippen: Height, Rings, Net Worth, Life After Bulls

NBA Championships: 6 ·
Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) ·
All-Star Selections: 7 ·
Olympic Gold Medals: 2 ·
Career Points: 18,940 ·
Career Assists: 6,135

Eight identifiers, one record: the biography every major basketball database agrees on.

Are Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen still friends?

The Last Dance portrayal

• ESPN’s 2020 documentary series “The Last Dance” placed Jordan at the center and Pippen as the indispensable second character (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))
• Pippen publicly objected to how the series framed his 1997–98 contract standoff and his relationship with Jordan

The documentary was the first time a mass audience watched the Bulls’ dynasty told almost entirely from Jordan’s point of view. For Pippen, the result landed as a dismissal of everything he brought to the partnership.

Public statements from both

• Jordan called Pippen his “best teammate of all time” in the documentary’s production interviews
• Pippen’s 2021 memoir “Unguarded” criticized Jordan’s leadership and argued that Pippen had been undervalued for his entire career (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))

Two versions of the same partnership now sit in the public record: the documentary’s warm tribute and the memoir’s sharp rebuttal. Neither man has walked his position back.

Current interactions

• No joint public appearances, interviews, or social-media exchanges have been documented since the memoir’s release
• Public reconciliation: none reported as of early 2025

The silence is the story. Two men who shared six championships and two Olympic gold-medal ceremonies now share almost nothing in public.

The catch: a reconciliation would make for a great documentary sequel, but Pippen’s own writing suggests he is done playing the supporting role in Jordan’s story — the exact theme of our feature on Pippen’s rings, net worth, and friendship fallout.

Is Scottie Pippen actually 6’8″?

Official measurements

• Listed height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), with a playing weight of 210 lb (95 kg) (Encyclopaedia Britannica (reference biography))
• Basketball Reference’s player profile records the same 6 ft 8 in (Basketball Reference (NBA statistical archive))

So yes, the 6’8″ listing checks out against the two most-cited databases in the game. The reason so many people search the number is that Pippen played bigger than his height.

Comparison to listed heights

• Michael Jordan is listed at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (Encyclopaedia Britannica (Jordan biography))
• Using the commonly listed heights, Pippen was about two inches taller than Jordan
• That gap mattered on defense: Pippen guarded point guards and power forwards in the same possession

The height difference was the Bulls’ cheat code. Jordan could pressure the ball while Pippen roamed behind him, erasing mistakes that would have been layups against smaller lineups.

Impact on his playing style

• Led the NBA in steals in 1995 (Basketball Reference (NBA statistical archive))
• His combination of size, agility, and anticipation defined the “versatile wing” template that every contender later tried to copy

The implication: the 6’8″ listing is not trivia. It is the physical reason the Bulls could switch every screen, pressure every ball handler, and still protect the rim without a traditional shot-blocker.

How many rings does Pippen have?

NBA championships with Bulls

• Six NBA championships: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 (StatMuse (NBA statistics database))
• All six came with the Chicago Bulls, across two three-peats
• Pippen’s six rings match Jordan’s — the same collection, from the same seasons

The rings are the headline, but the defensive honors are what separate Pippen from the generic “sidekick” label. Seven All-Star selections, three All-NBA First Team nods, and eight All-Defensive First Team selections give the six rings a résumé behind them (StatMuse (NBA statistics database)).

Olympic gold medals

• Two Olympic gold medals, with Team USA in 1992 and 1996 (NBA.com (official league statistics))
• The 1992 “Dream Team” is widely treated as the strongest basketball roster ever assembled

The Olympic medals get less attention than the rings, but they extend Pippen’s winning résumé beyond Chicago and into the conversation about the 1990s’ most decorated American players.

Legacy as a winner

• Won the 1994 NBA All-Star Game MVP (StatMuse (NBA statistics database))
• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (official hall of fame))

The pattern: every Bulls title followed the same script — Jordan scored, Pippen made the team function. The six rings are shared property, whether the documentaries admit it or not.

How rich is Scottie Pippen now?

Estimated net worth

• Published celebrity-wealth estimates put Pippen’s net worth at roughly $20 million as of 2025 (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))
• No official figure exists; estimates vary because Pippen has never disclosed his full portfolio

The $20 million figure is modest for a six-time champion, which is exactly the point: Pippen’s prime earning years were locked into a contract that paid him like a role player.

Sources of income

• Career NBA salary: approximately $110 million (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))
• Post-retirement income added his 2021 memoir “Unguarded,” public appearances, and a cryptocurrency project called $BALL

The mix is typical for a 1990s star: the money came late, and the endorsement deals never matched Jordan’s — because the 1991 contract made him the league’s most famous bargain.

Controversial contract

The trade-off: financial security in 1991, market value sacrificed through his peak. For players negotiating team-friendly extensions, Pippen’s story is the cautionary tale — and for a similar look at how another NBA star’s finances and personal life draw attention, see our Jalen Brunson profile.

The consequence: Pippen’s championship legacy never translated into championship-level pay during his prime, and his later business moves became part of that story.

Why did Scottie Pippen leave his wife?

Marriage to Larsa Pippen

• Pippen married Larsa Younan in 1997; the couple had four children together (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))

The marriage lasted more than two decades — a long run by any standard, let alone for a high-profile athlete whose career kept the family in the public eye.

Divorce filings

• Pippen filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))
• The divorce was finalized in December 2021
• Custody arrangements and financial terms were never released to the public

The gap between filing and finalization — roughly five years — fueled tabloid speculation, but the court record stayed sealed on the details that mattered.

Post-divorce relationship

• Neither Pippen nor Larsa has given a detailed public account of why the marriage ended
• Larsa Pippen has her own public life now, but the split itself remains privately documented

The implication: the divorce is the least documented chapter of Pippen’s life, which is why internet searches keep treating it as an open mystery.

Pippen vs. Jordan: Where the numbers land

Eleven career lines, one pattern: Jordan’s scoring numbers dwarf Pippen’s, yet the championship column is identical.

Twelve rows of Pippen’s own record, one conclusion: the numbers behind the rings hold up without Jordan in the frame.

What this means: the raw numbers describe two different jobs. Jordan was the scorer and the closer; Pippen was the engine — the defender, the playmaker, and the player who made Jordan’s scoring aggression safe. The six rings belong to both columns, and the career totals show Pippen sits ahead of almost every second option in NBA history.

Scottie Pippen’s career timeline

• September 25, 1965 — born in Hamburg, Arkansas (Encyclopaedia Britannica (reference biography))
• June 22, 1987 — drafted 5th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics, traded to the Chicago Bulls on draft night (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))
• 1991–1998 — six championships in two three-peats (1991–1993, 1996–1998) (StatMuse (NBA statistics database))
• August 2004 — retired from professional basketball (NBA.com (official league statistics))
• 2010 — inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (official hall of fame))
• December 2021 — divorce from Larsa Pippen finalized (Wikipedia (open encyclopedia))

The arc: from a small Arkansas town to the Hall of Fame, with six rings in between and a very public personal reset after retirement.

What’s confirmed, what’s unclear

The catch: the confirmed list is long and well-cited; the unclear list is short but loud — and it is the part of Pippen’s story people keep guessing about.

In their own words

“People always talk about the things I did, but I didn’t do it without Scottie Pippen. That’s why I consider him my best teammate of all time.”

Michael Jordan, in “The Last Dance” (ESPN, 2020) — documented in Wikipedia (open encyclopedia)

I was undervalued for my entire career, and the documentary made me the supporting character in someone else’s story.

Scottie Pippen’s central argument in “Unguarded” (2021) — documented in Wikipedia (open encyclopedia)

Six championships. Eight All-Defensive First Team selections. Two Olympic gold medals. One Hall of Fame induction in 2010.

The career record, as compiled by NBA.com (official league statistics) and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (official hall of fame)

The tension: Jordan’s tribute and Pippen’s rebuttal can both be true. The same partnership that produced six rings also produced two very different memories of what those rings cost.

Scottie Pippen’s record does not need anyone to defend it: six rings, two Olympic golds, eight All-Defensive First Team selections, and a Hall of Fame induction in 2010. What is still being argued is the story around those numbers — and the two men at the center of that argument have each published their own version. For fans trying to decide who was the indispensable Bull, the choice is clear: trust the record on the court, or let the memoirs and documentaries choose for you.

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