Overview
- Following Monday’s firings of Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, Michael Reinsdorf on Tuesday said the new front office must keep Billy Donovan as coach if Donovan chooses to stay.
- The Bulls will hire a search firm, cast a wider net than in 2020, and have Reinsdorf take a more hands‑on role alongside adviser John Paxson and assistants Pat Connelly and JJ Polk.
- Donovan is set to meet ownership the day after Sunday’s season finale, and Reinsdorf said candidates must be sold on him while also inviting Donovan to have a bigger voice in personnel.
- Reinsdorf cited roughly $65 million in usable cap space, a draft pick that could land in the top five, and a possible extra first‑rounder from Portland as he rejected tanking and stressed sustainable team‑building.
- Early media chatter has linked Mike Dunleavy Jr., Kyle Korver, Landry Fields, and Luol Deng to the opening, though no interviews or hires have been announced and those names remain speculative.