Former Chicago Bull Dickey Simpkins on the NBA Finals

(LISTEN) Former Chicago Bull and 3-Time NBA World Champion Dickey Simpkins is our guest in this episode of The Passing Game with Fletcher Arritt.  Simpkins, who played 12 years at the professional level, currently works with ESPN and runs Next Level Performance (NLP) out of Chicago, IL.

A native of Ft. Washington, Maryland, Simpkins played collegiately at Providence College, where he currently ranks 15th among all-time scorers.  He was twice selected to the Big East All-Tournament team ('92, '94), and was invited to play in the 1991 Olympic Festival where his team earned a gold medal.  Simpkins was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the 21st overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft.

Simpkins played 6 seasons with the Bulls, winning 3 NBA Championships ('96,'97,'98).  After the NBA, Dickey played six years internationally in Greece, Puerto Rico, Russia, Lithuania, Spain, the Philippines, and the CBA (USA).

His career has now led him to coaching, teaching, and mentoring back in Chicago.  At NLP, Simpkins provides "an exclusive personal basketball skills training company that helps student and professional athletes improve their basketball skills and reach the optimal level of conditioning."  He joins Coach Arritt and Brooks in this episode to discuss the NBA Finals, playing with Michael Jordan, and his experience mentoring young athletes.  It is an honor to have him as our guest.