Bulls fire execs, tie GM hire to Billy Donovan
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- Chicago Bulls fired Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, clearing the top front‑office positions.
- Michael Reinsdorf said the next GM must be “sold on” keeping Billy Donovan as head coach, effectively tying the GM search to the coach.
- Dallas Mavericks are also seeking a new GM while publicly stating they intend to keep head coach Jason Kidd.
- 20 of 28 NBA teams have historically hired a GM before a head coach, a pattern that includes most current playoff teams.
- Eight NBA teams (including the Timberwolves, Nuggets, Warriors, Raptors, Hawks, Blazers, and Kings) have deviated from that hiring order, showing mixed outcomes.
- Fans of both the Bulls and Mavericks voiced unease that tying a GM hire to a specific coach could limit the pool of qualified candidates.
Why it matters: By insisting the next GM must embrace Billy Donovan, the Bulls risk narrowing the talent pool for a role that controls two first‑round picks, max cap space and a marquee market, potentially hampering their ability to build a championship roster; the Mavericks’ parallel stance suggests the approach could become a broader league‑wide hiring dilemma.
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