WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chicago Bulls announced Monday that Toni Kukoc has been hired by the team as a special adviser to the team president.

Kukoc calls it "a thrill and an honor" to be back with the Bulls.

Kukoc spent 13 seasons in the NBA, of which seven in Chicago. He helped the Bulls win three championships in the 1990s and was the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in 1996.