 Kukoč was the highest-scoring player from the Bulls' previous season that remained with the team.In the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, he led the team in scoring, rebounding, and assists.During the 1999–2000 season as Chicago continued their rebuilding scheme, Kukoč was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team deal involving the Golden State Warriors that sent Bruce Bowen, John Starks and a 2000 first-round pick to the Bulls.