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The Chicago Bulls continued their front office overhaul on Monday when they decided to make a history-making move hiring Marc Eversley to be their new GM.
The NBA season may be in flux, but the Chicago Bulls have continued to make moves. In effort to continue moving into a new era, the Bulls have been in process of completely retooling their front office.
There was no bigger hire in that process than new Vice President of basketball operations, Arturas Karnisovas, who joined the Bulls after most recently spending time with the Denver Nuggets.
Karnisovas has a history of knowing the ins and outs of roster development, specifically with a strong background in international scouting. His next moves originally included filling the general manager role and figuring out what to do with head coach Jim Boylen, and whether or not to replace him.
The first of those moves has been made, with the Bulls hiring former Philadelphia 76ers assistant general manager Marc Eversley as Chicago’s new GM.
What makes this such a significant hire? The Bulls had recently been under fire by some outlets for not bringing in an African American in their search for Karnisovas’ role. Although, contrary to some accusations outside the organization, the Bulls did indeed have diversity in mind during their front office retool.
The hiring of J.J. Polk to be an assistant general manager is proof that ownership, along with Karnisovas, had no problem hiring an African American for such a prominent role. Now, with the Eversley hiring, the Bulls have made history, bringing on the first ever African American general manager in team history.
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Eversley comes to the Bulls having previously worked for the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors before the Philadelphia 76ers. Interestingly enough, Eversley worked for Nike for 10 years prior to coming to the NBA, per The Chicago Sun-Times.
Knowing what the Sixers have done to turn around their franchise within just a few short years, Eversley is a slam-dunk hire — pun intended. The Bulls are in great hands with a few brand-new hires who all have plenty of modern day basketball knowledge. Karnisovas appears to have a strong plan in place and Bulls fans should be thrilled.
Now, the only question is, what will they do with Jim Boylen? I’m sure I speak on behalf of most fans when I say the team needs to get rid of Boylen as soon as possible. One can only hope, right?
