The Bulls have fired Arturas Karnisovas, the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations, and Marc Eversley, their general manager, according to a press release.
“Arturas and Marc have led with a deep commitment to the Chicago Bulls. These decisions are never easy, especially when they involve people we respect both personally and professionally,” Bulls CEO and president Michael Reinsdorf said in a statement. “We are grateful for their dedication and the work they’ve put in over the past six years.
“At the same time, we have not had the success our fans deserve, and it’s my responsibility to go in a new direction. This move is about positioning our team for sustained success moving ahead. I want our fans to know that I hear you and understand the frustration. I feel it as well. I know this will take time, and I am fully committed to getting this right. At the Chicago Bulls, our focus remains on building a team that can compete at the highest level and ultimately contend for championships. We are committed to taking the necessary steps to move the Bulls forward in a way that makes our fans proud.”
The Bulls have gone through several roster upheavals since hiring Karnisovas and Eversley, yet the team has been stuck in an endless cycle of mediocrity. Both men arrived in Chicago in 2020 to revive a franchise that dominated the NBA landscape in the 1990s. The club improved its record from 31-41 in 2020/21 to 46-36 the following season but the franchise has been spinning its wheels since that point.
The Bulls have posted losing records ever since, with win totals of 40, 39 and 39 over the past three seasons. Chicago is 29-49 after the front office made several moves during the trade deadline that once again put the franchise in rebuild mode. The Bulls haven’t won a playoff series in 11 consecutive seasons, counting this lottery-bound campaign.
As ESPN’s Bobby Marks points out (Twitter link), the replacements for Karnisovas and Eversley will have plenty of work to do this offseason. Chicago can be aggressive with $65MM of cap space, along with its lottery pick.
This also increases the uncertainty regarding the status of head coach Billy Donovan. Donovan was reportedly a candidate for the North Carolina head coaching job, but the Tar Heels on Monday chose to hire former Nuggets coach Michael Malone.
Reinsdorf is expected to address the media at some point on Tuesday. Reinsdorf, along with senior advisor John Paxson, Brian Hagen, Pat Connelly and JJ Polk, will collectively lead the basketball operations department during the executive search, according to Chicago Sports Network’s K.C. Johnson (Twitter link).
This is the happiest day since June 14 1998….
Anyone with a pulse will be needed for this job.
That’s the issue. All they’ve been hiring in the front office are people w/ a pulse and nothing else.
Raz- I literally just tried to do a cartwheel. It ended badly. Why it took me so long to reply. Just woke up.
Mike, I’ll meet you at Grant Park for this joyous occasion. I’ll wear my Rodman road jersey and dye my hair green so you know it’s me. LOL
What the Bulls need now the most is for Portland to Beat out Phoenix for the 7th seed in the West. The Bulls actually could have helped them do that last night but laid another egg. The way that trade was worded it will never be any better than it will be this year. Give the new guys a head start.
The one thing that I know for a fact is that if Reinsdorf had the balls to do this last year these would be true.
1. Donovan would have no extension
2. Derrick Queen would be a Bull
3. Essengue would be someone else’s problem
4. The Bulls would have gotten a lot more for their trade pieces
5. Timing is everything don’t ya think Reinsdorf?
You all celebrate too soon. Need I remind you that you still have the same ownership? You’re organization isn’t getting anywhere until he sells the team or kicks the bucket. So don’t run the risk of needless cartwheels and hurt yourselves.
How is him kicking the bucket help that? His kid is already running the team and inherits it or don’t you understand that? I’ve heard nobody ever say they’re planning on selling the team. Ever.
Someone let me know when we’re competitive again. Maybe we can hire Nico Harrison to get us the first pick in the draft
I’m guessing that part about hiring Nico was a joke, so I won’t entertain it any further.
Nico no fallo el que fallo fue Luca por indiciplinado
Who are the keepers on this team?
Asking what’s left of the fan base.
Benny the Bull
Buzelis. That is all, and maybe Leonard Miller in a more expanded role.
Buzelis, Giddey, essengue (when healthy) and miller. Each of those guys are pieces to build around. The bulls still need foundational pieces at sg, and the center position. So let’s pray that God brings in the right people to sign those players to the team soon. 🙏🗣️
IDK I would trade Giddey now since he’s not even earning MAX money. If they can some how slide into the top 5 and get Acuff, then I can see Giddey getting moved for a young BIG. Again, simple logic doesn’t work with team though.
Mistake to trade Giddey. He’s your best player. And just coming into his own. You add a Scorer next to him. Then you talking top backcourt. That’s what you build around.
Giddey has shown durability playing in 70+ games for the third straight season.
In second half this year he put up
19.2 pts, 8.3 reb, 9.1 ast. He is just starting to show at 23 yrs old. You don’t trade him.
Giddey is NOT our best player, he fills the stat sheet, but if you actually look at the team, Buzelis is the better player because your entire premise of all your posts for Luka, and others is defense and 2 way players right? Buzelis and Wemby are the only guys who have 100 made 3PT and register 100 blocks this year, and he’s having better shot selections last 2 months opposed to just jacking up 3’s late in the shot clock. Defensively I need him to be a little more active in the passing lanes given his long frame and wing span. He needs to add another 20-25 pounds of muscle to absorb contact at the rim and against lockdown defenders. Handles, they have gotten better as well. He’s put in the work over the course of the season there as well.
Buzelis hasn’t even grown up yet. He has as many bad gms as good gms. What happens to him without Giddey ast. You don’t get player development. You put in the time for Giddey. Now you throw that away. Giddey is by far your best player. Until you get what a core means. You will never get team building. Buzelis is yrs away from Giddey. Not even close lol.
link to basketball-reference.com
I agree with he has bad games as much as he has good games. You are the only person who thinks Buzelis is “years away” when he’s already 100 3PT made and 100 blocks which is in Wemby category. He made back to back Futures games and won MVP at the futures game this year. You say defense matters but you are ignoring Buzelis’s defense and don’t bring up Giddey’s defense??? I don’t get your logic sometimes Al. I get your a Giddey guy, and so am I, but stop looking at the box scores and take a look at the game for each guy individually.
raz even if you don’t like Giddey for whatever reason. You don’t give him away. You build the core and up his value. Like Thibs did with Quickley and RJ. You can’t just can’t change guys to change guys. Team is about familiarity and chemistry. That takes time and guys willing to do the work. For that you have to commit for a few yrs. Its like committing to Buzelis. Going to take 5 yrs minimum. You are already giving up on Giddey after two. Trust me. Get a scorer at the 2. And you can build something there lol.
Giddey is nothing more than stats on a bad team, so it’s no wonder you like him since you can’t distinguish what makes a quality NBA player.
His defense sucks and his offense isn’t good enough to make up for it. He’s like if Luka had the offensive game of Dennis Schroder. Tough player to build around.
His shooting splits since the ASB are also 42/36/72 LOL
A 6’8″ point guard shooting 48% from two.
Exactly what I was thinking AL! Giddey has proven that if he’s given enough trust and playing time, he can be effective. Now it’s important to surround him with players that help hide hide his weaknesses.
I would trade Giddey depending on what I could get for him. If I could get an unprotected 1st and a decent big I might do it. Especially if the Ping Pong balls aren’t friendly. You couldn’t get equal value for what you spent for Essengue last year so why sell low. That’s one you have to wait and see on. Miller is a keeper. This team has to get bigger and needs a coach who realizes that. Donovan is clueless and keeps trying to reinvent the wheel for no reason.
Leonard Miller was a good find though. I enjoy watching him play. He’s hungry to stay in the league and he’s producing. Maybe we also resign Yabu? They need some toughness and rebounding from the bigs as well.
I like Yabu but I don’t think he’s the right guy for this bulls team. He’s better off playing for a contender or playing overseas.
Dude its team building not gambling for future. You don’t just collect picks thinking anyone will be better than Giddey. In WHAT 5 yrs. Bulls have pieces. You go from there. Forget the misery of the past. Look forward and it starts now. Even Williams can be moved. There are plenty of 2 guards that will be there for Bulls. Pray for that Blazers pick. And thats the jackpot. That’s your future.
Richards, Essengue, Buzelis, Giddey, Okoro, 9th or 10th pick. Cap money. Need to do this right. This is a good start.
Yeahh that’s not a bad idea. I can see them going for that move. Smart
Richards too imo. Dillingham, Richards, Okoro,
Bulls probably draft a SG. Plenty of them there. Pray for that 15th pick. Plenty of cap money.
I don’t think the Bulls keep Richards because of the Cap hold it would take to keep him. I’m not sure but I think he might be a RFA? Anyway he’s not worth keeping in any case.
I was excited about Dillingham but the dude cannot shoot and has made some dumb turnovers since he became a Bull. I would give him a look in the GLeague after his summer league trial. He’s not a capable backup. I wonder if they still keep Tre Jones? He’s a certified backup PG in the league.
If I was going to anything about the people still here it wouldn’t be Yabu or Richards. If anything, I would see what Zach Collins would want to come back. If I could get him back cheap enough at least I know he CAN play if he’s healthy and I can’t believe his market will be all that robust after the last 2 years. He’s gonna have to play on a prove it deal and I think he owes the Bulls something for his pay the last 2 years. Dillingham is like a short Coby White. He forces plays that aren’t there, He’ll dribble into a TO instead of just passing the ball. If I could get a decent 2nd for him I’d say thanks and move on.
Raz and uncle: trade giddey for who or what? If it good trade,ill happy. Honestly,i dont think he is our future pg. I like suggs more than him,but suggs is injury prone. I want 2 way player
Depends on what somebody offers and how bad they want him. Tell me some answers. Who’s the coach? Who’s drafting? What system are we playing? Who’s getting traded for more Cap Space? How much Cap space do we have? How much can we get? Tell me that and I’ll give you an answer. All I know is you can’t play in this league without big men I think they proved that for the last 4 years. Do they have 1 first round pick or 2? Can they acquire more? Hey look man I’m not trying to give you grief I just know this team has access to a lot more G’s than Forwards and Centers. Whatever I have to do to get some I’m doing. Giddey is signed for 4 more years so they don’t HAVE to trade him. But if you wait until the last year again we all saw what happened to player values. 4 years of a signed Giddey should be worth a lot or keep him. I’m fine either way. But if I get lucky and can get a Walger or a guy like that I have way more options.
Uncle: honestly, i want khaman maluach. The suns didnt give him enough minutes.
I like Maluach, but Mark Williams has a $8.7M Q/O next year, I think he Maluach will be the guy next year. It’s all about learning the way the league plays and calls for the bigs that he’s adjusting to this year. Good young talent.
Another thing I’d point is that the people who drafted or made trades for the following guys will probably be shown out the door at the first chance they get:
Patrick Williams
Josh Giddey
Noa Essengue
They probably will clean house and they know ownership will give them at least a 5 year stay at Hotel Reinsdorf located at 1901 W Madison St, so they can really strip the roster and restart as an expansion team. Everyone but Buzelis will be on the table, mainly because he’s from here and Jerry/Michael do not want to destroy whatever good vibe he has brought for the fans.
I wondered why Maluach wasn’t getting mins. But Suns are playing for playoffs. Most thought they would rebuild. Maluach is still young. Williams has played well this yr and is only 24. I think Suns would listen to offers for Maluach. I still like him.
Unfortunately the fans keep buying up all the tickets, they have a consecutive sellout streak even though they have been horrible for some years now. I hope people wake up and stay away like they do for Jerry’s other bad team in the Sox, the Chicago owners all started acting like Jerry as if they’re not in a top 3/5 market and started to cry about not generating enough profit to field a contender, while charging some of if not the highest prices for tickets and concessions in all of pro sports
They still keeping Billy so they will still be play in level. Billy had Presti who is easily best or top 3 and still fumbled.
About freakin time lols …..
Now Billy to UNC is next. OMG cant believe Malone went to UNC. Wow …. He would have been good for Bulls job. I wanted him in NY. Wow I am in shock he took UNC job. Good luck homey.
This is a very important draft for Bulls. Need to get this right. Never been a Billy guy. He blew it by not taking UNC job. Bulls can’t bring him back. Has to be a full rebuild with a new coach. Plenty of cap money and solid picks coming 😉. Good day in Chicago.
They could bring back Thibs if Billy leaves.
I would bring him back to help the owner as advisor. Bulls fans don’t like Thibs lol. Not as coach. I don’t know who’s out there. Need to go young.
You’re probably right. Thibs is a great floor-raiser and culture-changer, though.
Yup exactly. He knows how to lay foundation for winning. Be tough going back to Chicago. Plus he still owed 30 mill next three yrs. Dolan should be talking to him.
None of us is getting any younger, so when you read “patience” in the press release that can make your blood boil. Patient step 1: fire the incumbents. Patient step 2a: rework the roster with castoffs, aging veterans, and draft choices. Patient step 2b: raise ticket prices. Patient step 3: persuade the fans that approaching mediocrity is evidence that the “process” is working. Patient step 4: establish a fans’ Hall of Patience, where long-time fans who’ve died after 10, 25, or 50 years of being patient while waiting for a winner can be enshrined forever. Patient step 4b: invite the oldest living, longest-patient fan to come to a game and expire at mid-court during halftime festivities. Patient step 4c: raise the deceased fan’s body to the rafters in the United Center, there to take its place among the retired numbers of beloved former players. Patient step 5: after years of failure, return to step 1 and remind fans that they need to be patient. Meanwhile, never ever reduce ticket prices.
It’s nice the Bulls will finally reorganize the FO. However, with reports John Paxton will have input selecting the new GM, the news is not good. Reinsdorf must have lost his mind entrusting Paxton with this responsibility. Hey John, maybe you can resurrect your old buddy??? Vinny Del Negro.
Thank GOODNESS
The Bulls are so late on everything
Enough damage done by these two to set this team back another 10-15 years, that is if the bulls don’t cheap out again and hire someone from another loosing organization to run this organization, just as is the Chicago sports owners way of doing things, cut corners on everything they can, while raising prices on tickets and concessions that are the highest in pro sports, this team has been unwatchable since the good Rose years, too bad there were so short, and now we get to suffer through yet another restructure, because a rebuild is apparently too hard for Jerry to muster
There is no restructure,Billy is your daddy for next 10 years
That’s exactly what a restructure is, they need a complete rebuild, get rid of everyone start from the bottom, every successful team does it, the bulls owners are just as dumb as the loyal fans that keep paying premium prices to see a garbage tram
It tells me that they are not going to spend this offseason, AK did this back in 2021 and wanted a quick fix with DeRozan and Ball additions. I believe the Michael/Jerry said this team is not ready to win, so no need to spend unnecessary money on average players in an average free agency class.
They wanna keep Donovan , WTF!!!
Shouldn’t they ask the NEW man that gets the job if he wants him first? I mean that’s the usual way it’s done. I’m just sooooooo happy that they didn’t give those 2 guys all that Cap space to throw away AGAIN! As they said on Monty Python. I think I wet em.
Yes this is why we are always assss backwards, what GM wants to come in and not choose his guy
Question is not who gets a job,but who gives a job
I’m guessing this all came to a head when the North Carolina job came open and Donovan was the first choice to fill it. Management came to Billy to ask what it would take to get him to stay and he said Give me a bigger role. Reinsdorfs like Donovan because he can talk to the press, which AK was terrible at. I bet Donovan will move to the front office.
Look I don’t know everything about building a basketball team but I have learned some things in 70 years. Things I know:
You need at least 4 and probably 5 guys who are either players who can play the 4 or 5 position. Bulls have none
You aren’t going to find 5 guys in one off season. Not good ones anyway.
To trade Patrick Williams you’re going to need a few things. One, someone who thinks they can fix him. Probably a third team to be involved. Be willing to settle for the Cap dump. The first thing will be the hardest IMO.
If the Bulls stay around 9 they are going to pick a G unless somebody free falls and then you have to ask why. So if I can move a Giddey or Jones I would. Rather pick a good G than a bad forward.
The more of Giddey, Okoro, Jalen Smith and Tre Jones I can move is all the more Cap Room I have even if I DON’T use it this year. It’s not the NFL. Save it for the big one.
If they do that they have a chance. Don’t try and force it, Let it come to you but I don’t know who said it( Probably a lot of guys) but the best thing you can have in the NBA is Cap Space.
That’s what I know.
If they can sign a guy like Hartenstein who can at least be a rim protector and re sign Collins on a cheap deal that’s 2 for next year anyway. If they get the Blazers pick there should be a decent F around then and hey it’s a start. You have to start at the beginning from scratch.
Let the new guy pick his coach. Please don’t be the Bears and force the coach on the guy.
If mediocrity and not being able to recognize and develop talent where the standard for excellence, the coach and this GM would be in the Hall of Fame
About f’ing time. These dudes should’ve been fired a long time ago. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Blow it up
Keep Leonard Miller Matas Buzelis
Id bring back Colin Sexton as a back up PG
I’d trade Giddey for Immanuel Quickley
I think Giddey fits better with Barnes and Barrett and everything they have going in Toronto and Quickley would fit better as the go to option in Chicago
Pg – Quickley Sexton
Sg – sign Austin Reaves, sign DeAnthony Melton
Sf – Okoro, Miller
Pf – Buzelis Smith sign precious Achiuwa
C –
Trade #9 to the Thunder for 15 and 16
15 take Ngongba 16 take Cenac
Why would the Raptors do Quickley for Giddey?
Good question
Passing and rebound ability
Quickley acerages 6 assists a game
4 rebounds a game
Giddey averages 9 a game
8 rebounds a game
When you already have
Barrett
Barnes
Ingram
Having a better facilitator takes them to a new level
Quickley is more of a scoring guard than he is a passer. Bulls need scoring more than they need a facilitator at the current.
Reasons why they don’t:
Giddey is a worse shooter and that is what they need more of, not rebounding and passing. They are already 2nd in the league in Assists, and only 26th in 3PM. Quickley is by far their best shooter.
Giddey is also a significantly worse defender, on a team where that’s their calling card (5th).
Quickley only has a 21 USG%, and a 4-1 Assist to Turnover ratio, so your assessment of him as a “scorer” could use some work.
Basically, you only thought about this from the Bulls end.
Giddey-Barrett-Ingram-Barnes-Poeltl is not an NBA team. Maybe in the year 1996. They have zero spacing. Their offense will drop like a rock.
Basically you’re wrong
“ Giddey is a worse shooter and that is what they need more of, not rebounding and passing”
They have Barrett and Ingram to space the floor.
Raptors rank 6th worst rebounding team in the nba ahead of Pacers Lakers Clippers Nets Bucks
Giddey ranks 12th amongst assist ratio Quickley 45th
Try again
“ Giddey is also a significantly worse defender, on a team where that’s their calling card (5th).”
Neither ranks top top 50 womp womp
Try again
Ah, it’s almost like Google exists in today’s world.
Immanuel Quickley is a highly impactful, energetic guard defender known for strong point-of-attack defense, elite screen navigation, and high-IQ rotations, often creating turnovers. Despite being a 6’2″ guard, his ability to shut down pick-and-rolls make him a positive defender. He excels at disrupting passing lanes, utilizing strong footwork for quick, aggressive, and controlled closeouts
Josh Giddey is generally considered a below-average NBA defender with significant room for improvement, often struggling with quick guards due to limited lateral speed and inconsistent defensive focus. While his 6’7″ size allows him to be effective in the post, in rebounding, and in some help-side situations, he frequently faces challenges fighting through screens and staying in front of opponents.
Giddey isn’t even a point guard. Defensively he’s a small forward because that’s how a team needs to be constructed around him. That’s why the Bulls start Tre Jones next to him. As well as Coby White before him. And obviously his entire Thunder run which you clearly forgot about lol.
Yeah no coming back from missing on the whole assist and rebounding thing sorry mate
“Basically you’re wrong
They have Barrett and Ingram to space the floor.”
You’re very confident for someone who has no concept of what you’re talking about.
Quickley: 175-467 (38 3PT%, 87 AST%, 7.7 FGA/36)
Barrett: 93-273 (34 3PT%, 95 AST%, 5.9 FGA/36)
Ingram: 130-343 (38 3PT%, 94 AST%, 4.9 FGA/36)
Barrett and Ingram are not good 3PT shooters. Neither creates off the dribble, nor shoots in volume. Barrett in particular is well below the positional average, which means a team needs to make up for his lack of shooting at OTHER positions (which they do not).
Giddey: 103-283 (36 3PT%, 81 AST%, 5.9 FGA/36)
A clear downgrade from Quickley, which would make the Raptors easier to guard. This was also by far Giddey’s best shooting season, whereas Quickley has a much more established track record:
Last 3 years
Quickley: 431-1135 (38 FG%, 76 AST%, 8.0 FGA/36)
Giddey: 290-804 (36 FG%, 88 AST%, 4.9 FGA/36)
They are not remotely in the same class of shooter. Which is a pretty big deal. Quickley is by far the Raptors’ best shooter, and replacing him with a guy no better than Ingram/Barrett would be devastating.
I’m confident they can find floor spacing more than they can find a better passer and rebounder considering that’s their weakness and why they’ll likely get bounced early in the playoffs
You can find spacing in rotational players. But a guy to create opportunities and grab boards yeah that’s not as readily available
Raptors are 22nd in rebounding because they had to play Barnes at Center a bunch since Poeltl/CMB missed time with injuries and they don’t have a backup. Rebounding is much easier to fix than teaching Barnes/Poeltl/CMB to shoot because the perimeter is Giddey/Barrett/Ingram.
Bringing in another wing who can’t guard the ball isn’t going to improve the team. You’re focusing on 1-2 areas and making the team worse in all the others.
Why yes they can find cheap floor spacing
Clarkson
Trent Jr
Kennard
Esp when they rank 6th worst rebounding team and quickley is a worse passer ranking 45th in assist ratio compared to Giddey 12th
Neither ranks top 50 defensively
Womp
Womp
Giddey & Kennard in the backcourt???????
LOL JFC
And Quickley has a lower Assist rate because he plays with other playmakers: Barnes / Ingram / Barrett. Giddey wouldn’t have the same AST rate outside of CHI, where they lack for playmaking. Refer to his rates with OKC as a more realistic expectation.
Basketball stats don’t work the way you think they do, a 20-10 player on one team doesn’t cleanly translate to 20-10 on another. Player production is dependent on the lineups that teams put out. Which is obviously a bit of a complex concept for you & it makes sense why you’d stan for a losing player with good counting stats.
Easier to find guys to space the floor than it is to find guys to help create openings and grab boards
Sorry if those facts hurt
“Easier to find guys to space the floor than it is to find guys to help create openings and grab boards”
Just because you parrot the same information as gospel, doesn’t make it anymore true. Sorry that you don’t know what the word “facts” means.
If Giddey’s rebounding at the guard/wing position made teams meaningfully better, he would be in much higher demand. Unfortunately, the rest of his game sucks which is why nobody wants to trade for him at 25M per.
It’s pretty easy to get rebounding at other positions WITHOUT sacrificing defense.
The extra passing ability and rebounding would be a welcome addition for swapping out their 3rd/4th option
The extra passing ability isn’t actually doing all that much for a team already 2nd in Assists. They don’t need more passing. They need someone who can hit a shot after receiving a pass.
Hence WHY Quickley functions more as an off-ball shooter than he does a playmaker. These are not difficult concepts. Giddey’s passing isn’t going to turn Scottie Barnes into a lights-out shooter.
The Raptors have no shortage of 6’8″ players who can rebound and pass. You might as well tell us he’d be a good fit on the Lakers too.
Does more than you think. Esp since you’re upgrading to 12th instead of 45th
See lower numbers are better
And bottom 6 rebounding team needs rebounds
2 for 1- improve passing improve rebounding
12th in scoring
If you can be 16th in scoring 15th in rebounding you’re a much better team than 12th in scoring 24th in rebounding
Can you articulate how the other four starters would be impacted by Giddey’s passing, driving, shooting, defense, rebounding? Do be more specific than “they’d be going to 12th from 45th.” You’re not talking specifics, just a bunch of ranks that don’t translate.
Gary Payton had better counting stats than Derek Fisher, how did that work out?
Sure.
Same way Stockton impacted Malone
Floor vision isn’t something you can teach
14 9 and 9 is way more impactful than 17 6 and 3
See 14 points plus minimum 18 more points from 9 assists creates 32 points of offense while eliminating minimum 18 points of offense for the other team
17 points plus min 12 points from 6 assists is 29 points with only 6 negated points
Way more impactful
Additionally the Raptors are
20th in Rebounds per Possession
22nd in Rebounds per Game
15th in ORB%
18th in DRB%
You’re pulling this bottom 6 number out of your ass and want to be taken seriously.
Long overdue but Jerry will just end up hiring a couple of more morons to replace them.
He’s happy as long as they have good attendance. Making the play in is just a bonus.
Recap of the Arturuas Karnisovas era in Chicago
2020 Offseason
Fired Jim Boylen & Hired Billy Donovan
Drafted Patrick Williams (4th)
2021 Trade Deadline
Traded Wendell Carter Jr and two FRPs for Nikola Vucevic
FRPs ended up lottery picks: Franz Wagner (8th in 2021), Jett Howard (11th in 2023)
Traded Daniel Gafford & Luke Kornet for Daniel Theis & Javonte Green
(An interesting one in retrospect as both centers developed quite a bit after leaving CHI)
2021 Offseason
Drafted Ayo Dosunmu 38th
Sign & Traded Lauri Markkanen for Derrick Jones Jr & FRP & SRP (neither pick conveyed)
Traded Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple, & SRP for Lonzo Ball
Traded Al-Farouq Aminu, Thaddeus Young, FRP & SRP for DeMar DeRozan
(FRP was eventually traded back to CHI in the Fox/LaVine trade)
Signed Alex Caruso
2022 Trade Deadline: Nothing
2022 Offseason
Drafted Dalen Terry (18th)
Zach LaVine Extension
Re-signed Derrick Jones Jr
Signed Andre Drummond
2023 Trade Deadline: Nothing
2023 Offseason
Traded two future SRPs for Julian Phillips (35th)
Re-signed Coby White
Re-signed Ayo Dosunmu
Signed Jevon Carter
2024 Trade Deadline: Nothing
2024 Offseason
Traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey
Drafted Matas Buzelis (11th)
Re-signed Patrick Williams
Signed Jalen Smith
Sign & Traded DeMar DeRozan for Chris Duarte and two SRP
2025 Trade Deadline
Traded Zach LaVine & SRP for Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins, Bulls FRP (Noa Essengue, 12th)
2025 Offseason
Drafted Noa Essengue (12th)
Traded Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro
Re-signed Tre Jones
Re-signed Josh Giddey
2026 Trade Deadline
Acquired SRP & Dario Saric (Salary dump)
Traded Kevin Huerter & Dario Saric for Jaden Ivey & Mike Conley (larger salary dump)
Traded Mike Conley & Coby White for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng, two SRP
Traded Ousmane Dieng for Nick Richards
Traded Nikola Vucevic for Anfernee Simons
Traded Dalen Terry for Guerschon Yabusele
Traded Ayo Dosunmu & Julian Phillips for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, two SRP
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Karnisovas was unimaginative and sat on his hands too often, as evidenced by not making a Deadline move for 3 straight years.
Aside from Buzelis (who was the hometown guy), Karnisovas drafted poorly. Re-signing Williams to his massive contract was just doubling down on his original mistake.
The only FRP he ever acquired was the Essengue pick the team had previously traded away. They sold low on basically every player who wore the uniform over the last 5 years. They didn’t even get a FRP for Caruso from an OKC team that is drowning in them.
Most of his moves consisted of overpaying mid-tier guys in free agency.
What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this comment section is now dumber for having read it. I award you no likes, and may God have mercy on your soul