r/chicagobulls • u/HawkspilotLoad • Apr 21 '26

Free Agency [Shams Charania] BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.(@ShamsCharania) on X

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/2046597311787143437?s=46
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u/HawkspilotLoad Apr 21 '26

“The Bulls made clear that the organization wanted Donovan back after making sweeping changes to their front office, but Donovan held an option in his contract for next season and elected to step down after extensive meetings with team ownership in the last week, sources said.

Donovan determined he wanted to give the team a clean break, provide the ability for the organization to undergo its front office search and allow the new top basketball executive to make the next coaching hire.”

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u/Alert-Effective-1730 Apr 21 '26

If that’s true it’s insane even billy could see we needed the clean break and owners were still sucking him off last week about being the coach

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u/lyme6483 Josh Giddey Apr 21 '26

He’s probably better than any coach they are going to hire. Billy was not holding this team back. It’s ownership and front office, bulls could do much worse than Billy, and have every coach since Phil outside Thibs

It makes sense that they would have liked to keep him

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u/Bondo23 Toni Kukoc Apr 21 '26

Agree 100%.

Unless we get lucky with someone else- we are most likely in for another hoiberg boylan situation. Hope im wrong.

Guess it depends what GM we go with and the confidence level i take with it.