Michael Jordan racked up six NBA titles over a long and successful career and despite his individual dominance, he wouldn't have won as much as he did without the help of countless great teammates. For all of MJ's six titles, Phil Jackson was the head coach, pulling the strings and pressing the right buttons to maximum performance out of a constantly changing array of personalities.
With the triangle offense and newly drafted teammates Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, the Bulls took off to great success in the late '80s. The ideal player types to play next to MJ became clear and again, despite the idea of MJ as a scorer rather than a playmaker, he helped make a large collection of shooters, rim-runners, and savvy veterans money with their positive performances next to him. While the top of the list wasn't too tough to put together, the list as a whole was no easy task: