CHICAGO โ The Chicago Bulls weren't on Billy Donovan's radar when he and the Oklahoma City Thunder parted ways after five successful seasons.
So this kind of came out of left field for me.โThe Bulls introduced Donovan as their coach on Thursday, two days after they announced they landed arguably the most attractive candidate on the market to help turn around a struggling team with new management.
Donovan met in person with Karnisovas and Marc Eversley for 5 1/2 hours to get the process in gear.
And when Donovan accepted the job, Karnisovas said, โI could not stop smiling.โHiring Donovan was a rare big and bold move for the Bulls.
Donovan said he was โtaken abackโ by Karnisovas' vision and is looking forward to โworking hand in handโ with him.