ESPN's “The Last Dance” docu-series has revealed — especially to the younger generation — just how wild Dennis Rodman was during his time in the NBA. However, one of his former teammates with the Chicago Bulls has recently shared something not many of us are aware of: that behind the scenes, the Bulls bad boy was actually quite the shy type.

Jud Buechler, who was part of Chicago's second three-peat, had this to say about Rodman:

“He was an incredible teammate,” Buechler told Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype. “When the lights came on, he went crazy, he went nuts; he was a showman and very flamboyant and everything. But I think the one misconception about him is that [he’s always like that], but behind the scenes, he was actually quiet. He was super nice and he was super generous with all of us, just a great teammate. In practice, he just worked as hard as anybody. But he was actually borderline shy; like, he wouldn’t even talk that much.”

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Buechler went on to say that the wild Bulls power forward was one of the best teammates he ever had.

“I don’t think the rest of the world would ever think that because of how he acted when the lights came on during our games and stuff, but he was one of my most favorite teammates,” he added. “When he got inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Steve Kerr and I went, and I was really happy to be in the crowd and see him there and to be there for that moment, for him. So, he’s one of my favorite teammates. I played 12 years in the NBA and I would say he’s one of the best teammates I’ve ever played with.”

This is not the side of Rodman we've grown accustomed to. Nevertheless, it's great to hear about how genuine of a person he was/is, despite all of his quirks.