Billy Donovan Stays with Bulls Despite Struggles

0:00On April 20, Billy Donovan, the legendary Florida Gators coach, looks set to stay put with the Chicago Bulls, despite a rough stretch in the NBA. The 60-year-old has been with the Bull since the 2020 season, but they've only hit the playoffs once, back in 2021-22, and just wrapped their worst year yet with 51 losses. That kind of skid hits hard for a guy who dominated college ball for nearly two decades, racking up way fewer defeats back in Gainesville. Fans swirled last month about him jumping to North Carolina after their coaching change, but they went another way, and now the Bulls are. Aying a top-draft pick with a 4.5% shot at number one in June. Fans and insiders wondered if front-office shakeups would spell the end for Donovan, especially after the team dumped their XXVP Artura's Carniso Vs. And GM, Mark Eversley, two weeks back. The Bulls playmaking has been shaky, landing them 9th-best odds for the lottery in the stacked draft class.

1:01Now the Bulls are interviewing hot names like Minnesota's, Matt Lloyd, Detroit's Dennis Lindsay, and others for the GM spot, plus chatting with Agent Austin Brown. Owner Michael Reinsdorf laid it down clear on April 7th. If a new hire doesn't back Billy, a Hall of Fame champ from college and D-Playoff runs. In OKC, they ain't the one. Donovan just inked a multi-year extension last July, and earned his naysmith Hall of Fame nod for the Class of 2025, so barring some wild twist, expect. Him leading the Bulls into the 2026-27 season.