 Complete the following phrase:  Having eyed Pippen before the 1987 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls manufactured a trade with the Seattle SuperSonics that sent Pippen, selected fifth overall, to the Bulls, in exchange for the eighth pick, Olden Polynice, and future draft pick options. Pippen became part of Chicagos young forward duo with power forward Horace Grant the 10th overall pick in 1987, although both came off the bench to back up Brad Sellers and Charles Oakley, respectively, during their rookie seasons. Scottie made his NBA debut on November 7, 1987, when the Chicago Bulls opened against the Philadelphia 76ers. He finished with 10 points, 2 steals, 4 assists, and 1 rebound in 23 minutes of play, and the Bulls won 10494. With teammate Michael Jordan as a motivational and instructional mentor, Pippen refined his skills and slowly developed many new ones over his career. Jordan and Pippen frequently played one-on-one outside of team practices, simply to hone each others skills on offense and defense. Pippen claimed the starting small forward position during the 1988 NBA Playoffs, helping the Jordan-led Bulls to reach the conference semifinals for the first time in over a decade. Pippen emerged as one of the leagues premier young forwards at the turn of the decade, recording then-career highs in points 16.5 points per game, rebounds 6.7 rebounds per game, and field goal shooting 48.9, as well as being the NBAs number three leader in steals 211. These feats earned Pippen his debut NBA All-Star selection in 