It was a heck of a career path for Scottie Pippen, the Hall of Famer who won six titles as Michael Jordan's superstar sidekick with the Chicago Bulls. More than a few decades later, Jalen Williams seems to be on a similar journey,

PIPPEN WAS IN the final years of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers by the time Williams, 24, was born. But Williams is enough of a basketball historian to be flattered by the comparison.