Overview
- The Chicago Bulls are actively conducting a multi‑candidate head‑coaching search and have asked to interview Hornets assistant Lamar Skeeter and Hawks assistant Ryan Schmidt.
- Neither Skeeter nor Schmidt has been an NBA head coach, but both bring long developmental résumés that include G‑League and overseas head roles and multi‑year NBA assistant work.
- The club finalized recent front‑office hires — Bryson Graham as head of basketball operations plus Stephen Mervis and Acie Law IV — before intensifying the coach vetting process.
- The Bulls’ interview list already includes several established names such as Sean Sweeney, James Borrego, Wes Unseld Jr., Micah Nori, Dave Bliss, and Tiago Splitter, and the team plans several interviews in the coming weeks.
- Adding Skeeter and Schmidt follows a league trend of promoting coaches with G‑League or development backgrounds and could signal Chicago’s openness to hiring a younger, growth‑oriented coach rather than only long‑tenured NBA leads.