: The 1993 three-peat was the hinge of Jordan's career, converting a scoring champion into the acknowledged head of a dynasty.
After entering in 1984 as a scoring champ, Jordan spent years missing the Finals; Jackson’s triangle and Pippen’s rise turned him from hero to core, fulfilled in 1991.
At just 1.83m, Allen Iverson became the NBA’s shortest scoring champion ever — with four scoring titles, a 2000-01 MVP, and a lone-wolf run to the 2001 Finals.