[Wojnarowski] The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal with Denver Nuggets GM Arturas Karnisovas to become the franchise’s new Executive VP of Basketball Operations, sources tell ESPN. Karnisovas will be tasked with hiring a new GM and reshaping the front office.
Finally. I cannot believe it took them so long to finally realize that maybe... Just maybe... The Bulls front office aren't that good, and after being such a terrible team for a while, that personnel changes were in dire need.
It gets even better with Boylen.
Boylen afraid he won't be 'retained.' I lol'ed.
9:42am: As the Bulls prepare to officially hire Arturas Karnisovas and revamp their front office, head coach Jim Boylen is concerned that he won’t be given the opportunity to return to the team in 2020/21, a source told Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday morning.
According to Cowley, Boylen is hoping he’ll get the chance to “sit down with his new bosses” and discuss the season-and-a-half he has spent as Chicago’s head coach.
Longtime Bulls executive VP of basketball operations John Paxson, COO Michael Reinsdorf, and team owner Jerry Reinsdorf have remained supporters of Boylen throughout his tenure with the team, despite the fact that the on-court results were lacking. Boylen has led the Bulls to a 39-84 record (.317) since taking over for Fred Hoiberg early in the 2018/19 season.
With Paxson expected to shift into a background role, Cowley suggests that the Reinsdorfs “won’t be throwing a life preserver” to Boylen if Karnisovas decides he wants to make a change.
Then it gets even better. Self denial is key.
4:00pm: Despite his concern about his job security, Boylen remains confident that he’ll get to start next season as the Bulls’ head coach, a source close to the situation tells Cowley.
The Bulls might actually become a competent team going forward with these changes.
Also, the Nuggets lost Masai in 2013 and now Arturas. That's gotta be a big blow.
If Arturas doesn't fire Boylen, I think the entire city of Chicago might riot.