Chicago Bulls fans who have been clamoring for a major front office shakeup may finally see their dreams come true: Ownership is debating moving on from executive VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley sometime within the next 10 days.
That welcome news, at least for the majority of Bulls fans, comes courtesy of Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.
This comes on the heels of several reports linking head coach Billy Donovan to the North Carolina Tar Heels coaching vacancy.
A major caveat is needed: The Reinsdorfs make these types of sweeping changes at a snail's pace. So the idea that a major shift like this has found its way into the ether is a huge development.
And not to get ahead of ourselves, but could the Bulls job be ... gulp ... attractive to some top-tier candidates?
Massive changes could be coming to Bulls' front office, coaching staff
As Cowley notes, ownership began to put at least a little pressure on Karnisovas, and to an extent Eversley, to make some progress by this year's trade deadline.
That pair — although it's fair to assume Karnisovas is the ultimate decision maker — was, if nothing else, active at the deadline. Chicago made seven trades, sending away franchise stalwarts (and winning players) Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Nikola Vucevic.
In return, the Bulls landed some expiring contracts, a slew of second-round picks and a pair of kind of promising young players.
Those moves have led to a presumably desired outcome: five wins in 26 games and a few percentage points closer to landing the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
But apparently, that may not be enough to make up for years of mediocrity from this group and a long-standing fear of change.
The Bulls job should be a desireable one
If changes are indeed made, any new executive or head coach would still answer to an ownership group that seems to value income over wins. So there's that.
But there are several reasons these positions should be alluring.
First, the Bulls will have more than $60 million in cap space this offseason. Second, they have control of all their own first-round picks — including a lottery selection this summer — plus a boatload of second-rounders after Karnisovas acquired eight of them in his deadline deals.
Any new leader would have the tools to build the team in a way he or she sees fit.
Third, while the roster might be barren, it's not completely devoid of talent. Josh Giddey is an above-average starting NBA point guard. Matas Buzelis has gotten lost in this year's Most Improved Player conversation, but he's played like an all-star for the last two months.
Noa Essengue, Rob Dillingham and Leonard Miller still hold potential and are all 22 years old or younger.
Bulls fans can hope Cowley's report is true, but by now, they're smart enough not to expect any miracles. Still ... it could be an exciting summer in the Windy City?