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Ronald Harper (born January 20 , 1964 in Dayton, Ohio ) is a former professional Basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the National Basketball Association . At 6' 6" (1.98 m), his position was Shooting Guard / Point Guard Swingman . After attending Miami University , he was selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1986 NBA Draft , averaging 22.9 points per game in his rookie season. After initially spending 3 seasons at the Cavaliers, he would later play for the Los Angeles Clippers , the Chicago Bulls , and Los Angeles Lakers where he finished his career. He would win five championships in his career, three with the Bulls and two with the Lakers. A talented scorer with great leaping ability, Harper was considered " A Poor Man's Michael Jordan ". While a Clipper, a knee injury robbed him of much of his speed and jumping ability. In 1994 , he signed a lucrative free agent deal with the Bulls, who were rebuilding following the initial retirement of Michael Jordan. After his first tumultuous season in Chicago, he reinvented himself as a lockdown defender and standstill jump shooter. He was a mainstay of Phil Jackson 's last five championship teams. In 2005 , he signed as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons , under head coach Flip Saunders . STATISTICS Teams and years
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