. The change in scenery came with a massive pay increase, something Bulls general manager Jerry Krause has called a"gift" to Pippen. His salary more than tripled in Houston, skyrocketing to $11 million for a single season, according toAfter a season in Houston, Pippen went to the Portland Trailblazers, where he had the highest-paying years of his career.
His salary between 1999 and 2003, while in Portland, was as follows:Pippen then returned to the Bulls, but he took a pay cut to do so. According to NBC Sports,to help mentor the next generation of the Bulls team, which had failed to live up to the franchise's storied successes. By the time he retired in 2004, Pippen had brought in nearly $109 million over the course of his career —