The Chicago Bulls tossed their top decision-makers on Monday, firing Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Artūras Karnišovas and General Manager Marc Eversley in a sweeping front-office shakeup that ends a six-year run in charge. The call comes after yet another disappointing season that has the Bulls well outside the playoff picture.
According to ESPN, the decisions were finalized Monday and arrived on the heels of one of the busiest trade deadlines of Karnišovas' tenure. ESPN notes the Bulls sit at 29-49 and are out of postseason contention as ownership moves to change course.
What the team said
Team leadership is selling the firings as a hard reset meant to steer the franchise onto a different track. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, Bulls president Michael Reinsdorf thanked both executives for their work and added, “I want our fans to know that I hear you and understand your frustration,” while saying ownership intends to move in a new direction.
Deadline overhaul and roster fallout
All this comes after a chaotic February trade deadline that reshaped the roster but never sparked a real turnaround. Local reporting shows the Bulls traded several players - including Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu - and later parted ways with acquisition Jaden Ivey amid off-court controversies, per ABC7 Chicago.
Front-office track record
Karnišovas and Eversley took over in 2020 and compiled a combined 224-254 record across six seasons, with their only playoff trip coming in 2021-22, according to ESPN. That lack of sustained success - multiple losing seasons and repeated missed postseason expectations - helped prompt ownership to act.
What’s next
The organization has not offered a detailed timetable for naming replacements, and local outlets report that ownership will review next steps as the offseason approaches. The staffing change, reported by outlets including the Chicago Tribune, will shape how the Bulls handle trades, the draft and a short offseason window to reset the roster.
For Bulls fans, Monday’s moves are a loud signal that ownership is ready to try something different. Whether that leads to a faster turnaround now hinges on who takes over basketball operations and how aggressively that new regime attacks the coming months of roster changes.
