Austin Brown, the co-head of CAA’s basketball division, was repeatedly cited as a possible target for the Bulls after they dismissed front office executives Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley earlier this month, with Shams Charania of ESPN confirming on Monday that Chicago hoped to meet with Brown about the team’s vacancy at the top of its basketball operations department.
However, according to Charania (Twitter link), the Bulls have been informed that Brown won’t be pursuing the job.
Brown has one of the most impressive client rosters of any NBA agent, with RealGM listing Donovan Mitchell, Cooper Flagg, Jaren Jackson Jr., Trae Young, Myles Turner, Andrew Wiggins, OG Anunoby, Nic Claxton, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker among the players he represents.
It’s not unprecedented for an agent to transition to a front office role. Former Warriors general manager Bob Myers and current top executives Rob Pelinka (Lakers) and Leon Rose (Knicks) are a few of the most notable executives who have made that transition. It’s unclear whether Brown isn’t looking to take that route at this time or if he’s just not interested in the Bulls’ job specifically.
Either way, the Bulls have no shortage of alternatives as they search for a new lead basketball executive. Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd has been identified as a frontrunner, but the team has also been linked to Dennis Lindsey, Bryson Graham, Mike Gansey, and Dave Telep, among others.
According to Charania, Bulls officials began their first round of meetings with potential candidates on Monday.
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lol raz are you truly that depressed about the bulls? Why not have some faith that they might actually bring in someone smart enough to turn things around? I don’t like ownership either but it’s not like they’ve never had a successful team before..
One ECF appearance since you know who left in you know what year.
28 years and counting.
We’re approaching Knicks levels soon. Ugh.
That’s why I have zero faith, they’ll get the right guy(s) lol.
Try being a Kings fan. Since 1951
Besides Bonercats I don’t think there’s one on this site lol
I wasn’t all that crazy about hiring a guy who had never done the job before or let’s say had no experience at all. That may have worked but I think the potential was there for another disaster and this isn’t a time for experimenting. They need a better candidate IMO.
Mike, I smell a GarPax reunion soon lmao
Anybody enjoying the Ayo Dosumu show as much as I am? Another complete blunder by an organization that has mastered the craft. You could put the name Bulls on 99 out of 100 ping pong balls and they would still lose the lottery. Hey Al, Still wonder why Ayo would be the guy I would re sign? Grimes? Laughing til I puke. You give Ayo a rim protector like Gobert behind him and turn him loose. I’m enjoying this a ton.
He’s going to be a UFA, do you want the Bulls to sign him?
Uhhhh yeah. A smart team would have never LET him be a FA. Or traded him. A smart team wouldn’t have traded him for PEANUTS. Let’s see Ayo, Simons, or Sexton. Which one would you rather have back? Rest my case.
Matt Lloyd has always seemed the most logical candidate w prior ties to the Bulls. I am glad whoever they hire gets to pick his own coach at least. Hopefully w Bulls having two top 15 picks in a deep draft they get these picks right.
Yep, we already know he’s a big fan of Dillingham.
johncal- hitting on 1 of 2 would be a vast improvement for this sad sack organization.