Chicago Bulls: 3 unfortunate reasons Jim Boylen returns in 2020-21

1. The Bulls likely would’ve already begun a coaching search

This is the biggest and most logical reason on this list as to why the Bulls might not actually move on from Boylen this offseason. If the Bulls were going to find a new head coach to replace Boylen in the near future, it would make the most sense that they would already be looking for the top candidate to fill the position.

Instead, the Bulls are just remaining patient with the Boylen situation. At least as it’s being reported in the public eye, the likes of Karnisovas and Eversley are taking their time evaluating Boylen compared to other possible head coaching candidates.

Whether that is actually the situation that is going on in the Windy City right now doesn’t matter. The Bulls need to be taking their time doing their due diligence to properly vet all of the best candidates since there’s a good number of them out there. Just to name a few, Ime Udoka, Adrian Griffin, and Kenny Atkinson could all be good options.

Eastern Conference foes of the Bulls like the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers are already having their coaching searches known. The Knicks could be going after current Bulls lead assistant and offensive innovator Chris Fleming or former head coach of Chicago and the Minnesota Timberwolves Tom Thibodeau.

If the Knicks are able to conduct a full-on coaching search this offseason, then the Bulls should at least be in the same position as them. But instead the Knicks are actually the more functional of the two biggest market teams in the East at this point in time, and in regard to the coaching search.