In addition to confirming the Bulls have been connected to Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd, Kurt Helin of NBC Sports adds a few other names to watch as Chicago begins its front office search.
Hawks assistant general manager Kyle Korver, Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr., former Hawks GM Landry Fields, and CAA’s Austin Brown are among the other potential targets for the Bulls in the wake of the firings of Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, league sources tell NBC Sports.
As Helin writes, Dunleavy is unlikely to leave his job with the Warriors, so his inclusion could be more of a “wish list play” for Chicago. The 45-year-old spent three seasons with the Bulls near the end of his playing career, which spanned 15 years (from 2002-17).
Korver, a longtime NBA sharpshooter whose playing career ended in 2020, joined the Hawks in the summer of 2022 as the team’s director of player affairs and development and was promoted to assistant GM in January 2023. He’s another ex-Bull, having played two seasons in Chicago.
Fields, 37, played five NBA seasons before eventually transitioning to a front office role. He was Atlanta’s GM for three seasons prior to being let go in last April. The team won 41, 36, and 40 games in his three years at the helm, making a single playoff appearance during that time and not advancing past the first round.
Fields was hired in January to be the new president of league operations for Overtime Elite. OTE is transitioning to become a national prep league, a source tells Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (Twitter link), rather than running its own teams and housing players year-round.
Brown, the co-head of CAA’s basketball division, is one of the most powerful agents in the NBA. He was linked to the Hawks’ front office search last May, and his client list includes Donovan Mitchell, Cooper Flagg, Trae Young, Jaren Jackson Jr., OG Anunoby, and many other noteworthy current and former players, per RealGM.
Trade Kerr and Dunleavy for literally anyone on the Bulls who is healthy.
You can trade Kerr for a 2nd rd pick but you are stuck with Dunleavy. Donavan needs to be fired first
Dunleavy and Lloyd are the most intriguing names for POBO and take Korver for GM. Works for me. Warriors are winding up a dynasty and maybe Dunleavy wants a new challenge. He’ll certainly get one here. Not sure he and the Reinsdofs are a good fit though.
Dunleavy already has a new challenge with the Warriors. They only have two players under contract after next season. So, he has a rebuild ahead of him.
LMFAO this franchise never ceases to amaze me. CJ Watson wasn’t available?
It’s just rumors raz. Don’t get upset just yet. But i do agree that the list of candidates are not great, to put it nicely. None of those guys have a proven track record of winning consistently. Korver sounds nice but I don’t really think he’s the right guy for the bulls gm job. And honestly, I’m waiting to be blown away by a name like Bob Myers, Ujiri from the raptors or maybe someone I haven’t heard of, that would at least have a passion for winning. I’ll take any of that before hiring someone similar to Ak and eversley again.😭😭
Who EXACTLY do you guys think is coming here? Danny Ainge? Brad Stevens? Popovich? First of all you have to find somebody who can put up with the Reinsdorf family. People who can do that don’t grow on trees. And Reinsdorf saying he listens to the fans is a stone face lie. Since when? The fans have been clamoring for these guys heads for years. What happened? Crickets. Giddey asks WTF are we doing here and sensing a complete mutiny( Good for him) Finally gets off his can and does something. I don’t know what you’re thinking is coming in here but you better lower your expectations. People in the League know the Reinsdorf’s. They won’t be flocking here trust me. LOL
Yeah I know nobody meaningful will come here that’s why guys like Korver are being rumored right now. Honestly, I think they’ll probably pick one of them NBA studio analysts as the guy. I’m not saying Bob Myers, but I could see them going after someone in that capacity.
My dream job
Should talk to Grant Hill. He is a smart man.
He’s also part owner of the Hawks, would create a conflict of interest.
Hawks really. Thats cool, didn’t know that. I know he has invested well. Good for Hawks.
The Kings are going to bring in the former dipshots to pair with Scott Perry.
Bulls probably getting 9th pick. Means Burries or Brown Jr. Both with good size and can score. Both can play with Giddey. Do Bulls have 2nd rd picks ?? There will be bigs in 2nd rd.
They have one this year around 39 or so depending on how things end up. It’s not theirs.
Oh my bad. They have 2 but they are more of the who ever has the worse record of ???? picks. You know the kind nobody makes but the Bulls. Who traded Markkanen away for a pick we may never see.
There will be a center there. Find a rotation big in 2nd rd. That’s huge lol.
Bulls dealt huge blow last night when Portland blew a 14 point lead in the 4th Qtr and lost in OT to Denver. Big game Friday against the Clippers. 7th place probably gone now. Sad face
Pretty incredible that’s going down to last game lol.
Picking Burries is a horrible idea.
Agreed, I didn’t like what I saw from him in the FF4. I rather have Mikal Brown over him.
Agreed. Burries didn’t look good at all against Michigan. Like Brown too. Maybe Fleming will fall to pick 9 or 10 but doubt it. If not, wish that the Bulls could trade down and still pick Cenac.
No to Fleming either, he can’t shoot and rarely does he attempt 3’s.
I like Fleming. You don’t need him with Giddey. Fleming is best PG in draft lol. He is a real traditional PG. 19 yrs old. They need time all 19 yr olds do.
39% 3pt, 85% FT. Can shoot just fine. 41/106 threes at UH. He won’t be there for Bulls. Imo he has star potential. Is a true PG that can avg 20 a game. He is 6’3” and tough. Grizz would love him.
I agree, he’s better than most out there.
I liked Cenac too. Played bad against a big team Illinois. Didn’t shoot well but rebounded. That’s what I see in him. A center that can shoot and play on perimeter. And is also a good rebounder. That’s a good combo for pros. He is still young and learning. He has dropped in draft. Burries is a shooter. These guys are young man. They all need time.
Hope that the Bulls hire someone who is talented at player evaluation or at least will be able to hire people who are good at player evaluation. For example, OKC seems to have the magic touch. OKC has more good players than they can even play each game.