Cavs assistant Johnnie Bryant drawing interest from Bulls

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Cavs assistant Johnnie Bryant drawing interest from Bulls

Originally posted on Hoops Wire | By Sam Amico | Last updated May 23, 2026 3:13 PM ET

The Bulls may be casting a wide net in their coaching search. And according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto , Cavaliers associate head coach Johnnie Bryant is among the names to watch.

Bryant has steadily built momentum around the league over the past several years and was a finalist for the Suns head coaching vacancy last offseason before Phoenix ultimately hired Jordan Ott.

Basically, it feels less like a matter of if Bryant lands a head coaching job and more like when.

The 39-year-old has long been regarded as one of the NBA’s stronger player-development minds dating back to his early coaching days with the Bryant Sports Academy, where he worked with players including Damian Lillard and Paul Millsap.

Bryant joined the Jazz organization in 2012 as a player development assistant before eventually becoming an assistant coach under Quin Snyder. From there, he moved to the Knicks as associate head coach in 2020 and later joined Kenny Atkinson’s staff in Cleveland last summer.

He’s also known to have a strong relationship with Cavs star Donovan Mitchell dating back to their Utah days together.

Meanwhile, Scotto added that the Trail Blazers contacted Cleveland about assistant Omar Cook regarding a possible role on their coaching staff. Cook, a former NBA guard, briefly played for Portland during the 2003-04 season.

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