The Chicago Bulls dismissed executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Monday after six seasons. The franchise posted a 224-254 record during their tenure, reaching the playoffs only once in 2022. CEO Michael Reinsdorf cited the need for a new direction to achieve sustained success.
Chicago Bulls CEO Michael Reinsdorf announced the firings, ending the six-year run of Karnišovas and Eversley. Hired in April 2020, the pair oversaw a team that made the playoffs just once, losing in five games to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2022 first round. The Bulls lost in the Play-In tournament the past three seasons and sit at 29-49, 12th in the Eastern Conference with four games left this season, as reported by CBS Sports. Reinsdorf inherited a roster that finished 22-43 the prior year under coach Jim Boylen and replaced him with Billy Donovan in their first major move. > Artūras and Marc have led with a deep commitment to the Chicago Bulls. These decisions are never easy... We are committed to taking the necessary steps to move the Bulls forward in a way that makes our fans proud. Reinsdorf said in the official statement. The executives had some successes, including signing Alex Caruso in 2021 and drafting Ayo Dosunmu at No. 38 that year, Matas Buzelis at No. 11 in 2024, and Noa Essengue at No. 12 in 2025. However, drafting Patrick Williams fourth overall in 2020 and extending him for five years at $90 million drew criticism. A 2021 trade deadline deal for Nikola Vučević sparked win-now moves that peaked in December 2021 with strong play from Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Caruso, but Ball's knee injury derailed momentum. Recently, the Bulls traded Caruso, LaVine, DeRozan, Vučević, Dosunmu, and Coby White at the deadline without gaining first-round picks, signaling a rebuild that Reinsdorf now entrusts to new leadership.
