The Chicago Bulls have been notoriously hard to read. Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley have kept things close to the vest since they arrived in 2020.
The Chicago Bulls kicked off trade season with a surprisingly sensical move over the weekend. As many call for the organization to take a step back and build for the future, Arturas Karnisovas signaled a willingness to do precisely that.
The Chicago Bulls may be stuck in mediocrity, but they have a potential way out. Few teams in the NBA possess the kind of flexibility that Arturas Karnisovas and his front office currently have.
As the NBA trade deadline creeps closer, questions loom about the direction the Chicago Bulls will go. Some rumors have insisted that the front office is eager to push for the postseason, even connecting them to big-swing targets like Domantas Sabonis.
I’m pulling an Arturas Karnisovas in this post, taking too much from a small sample size. We have seen as recently as earlier this week that AK is buying in to the most recent win streak1 , and therefore may be buying (or more likely, standing pat) at the trade deadline next week.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Chicago Bulls fans, prepare yourself for some déjà vu. The Chicago Bulls currently sit at 23-23 with a little over a week to go until the 2025-26 NBA trade deadline.
It may be the middle of January, but the Chicago Bulls' front office is reportedly feeling the heat. The organization sits in no-man's land for the fourth consecutive season.
Happy 39 games into the season, Bulls fans: I have been pretty checked out on the ‘competitive’ on-court product lately in early anticipation for the trade deadline.
Recent precedent has shown that sitting two games back from .500 is a comfortable place for the Chicago Bulls. It's typically been a "strong" enough record to convince the front office that they are on the right track and that pushing for the postseason is the only path forward.
While the Chicago Bulls' Arturas Karnisovas is learning guitar or forcing himself to eat more cauliflower, I have a few more New Year's resolutions for him to consider!
Some Chicago Bulls fans have been hoping for Arturas Karnisovas’ demise like a Marvel villain; however, looking around the league at some of his peers, it’s possible that he’s not doing a better job than most of them would care to admit.
The Chicago Bulls have been in NBA limbo for the last few years, last making the NBA Playoffs in 2022. They've had stars on their team, most notably DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, as the recent All-Stars to wear a Bulls jersey.
If the NBA were a college course, the Chicago Bulls and GM Marc Eversley (as well as Arturas Karnisovas) would be in danger of failing. Though the grade is restricted to 2025, it is arguable that this front office has been on the brink of utter failure for the last few seasons at least.
If the NBA were a college course, the Chicago Bulls and GM Marc Eversley (as well as Arturas Karnisovas) would be in danger of failing. Though the grade is restricted to 2025, it is arguable that this front office has been on the brink of utter failure for the last few seasons at least.
Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times has spent years ripping the Bulls’ front office. This time, he almost went easy on them. Cowley wrote that, yes, head of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and GM Marc Eversley have made mistakes, but there are front offices in even worse shape.
Bulls center Nikola Vucevic is still hearing his name in trade rumors, but he is not exactly sweating it. Vucevic, speaking with BasketNews before Montenegro’s 27-point loss to Lithuania at EuroBasket 2025, made it clear that he and head of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas are on the same page.
The Chicago Bulls are believed to have given contract extensions to executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley, per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Per Marc Stein, the Chicago Bulls are set to extend head coach Billy Donovan this summer. The news came amid reports that the New York Knicks asked the Bulls for permission to talk to Donovan about their head coaching vacancy after they fired Tom Thibodeau following the Knicks’ loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.
Arturas Karnisovas has the Chicago Bulls in a familiar spot. They’re 39-43 and just lost to the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament. That’s exactly what happened last year, although it was helped by a 15-6 stretch to get the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Chicago Bulls are facing the likelihood of a fourth sub-.500 finish in five seasons of Billy Donovan, but it doesn’t sound like Donovan himself is in any danger of getting the boot.
The Chicago Bulls are entering the NBA All-Star break on a four-game losing streak. The Bulls have a 22-33 record, good enough for 10th place in the Eastern Conference.
Bulls president Arturas Karnisovas defended his team’s limited moves leading up to the trade deadline during a new interview with K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link).
Arturas Karnisovas and Billy Donovan participated in a Wednesday radio interview on WSCR's "Mully And Haugh" morning radio program that ran the gamut of all the topics a Chicago Bulls fan should expect heading into the 2024-25 NBA regular season: Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, the youth movement, and Josh Giddey.
The Chicago Bulls have missed the NBA playoffs for the third time in four seasons, and GM Arturas Karnisovas took accountability and vowed to make changes during his exit interview.