Quote Originally Posted by Xiao Yao You
The main reason is because he was one of the elite players in the league and deserved to be there.
Duh! All Dream Team members were "elite" and deserved to be there, with the exception of Laettner.

Among the elite players in the league, Mullin was specifically asked to be on the team because of his abilities as a pure shooter.

Is that difficult to understand?