A new report suggests Billy Donovan could step away from the Chicago Bulls after an emotional, turbulent year.
According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, Donovan may not coach the Bulls next season.
“Coach Billy Donovan might not be an option. There’s been growing momentum around the building that Donovan could step away from the mess and take a season to re-evaluate what he wants from the profession,” Cowley wrote. “It would make sense considering how emotional the year has been for the Hall of Famer, losing both his father and mother-in-law within weeks of each other. Plus, while Donovan is the ultimate optimist and isn’t close to being done coaching, it is now six seasons without a proven elite talent, instead being asked to build a brick house out of straw and mud.”
The Bulls hired Donovan in 2020. As of this writing, Donovan is 224-247 in the regular season and 1-4 in the playoffs with Chicago.
The Bulls will miss the playoffs again this season. They are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings. The franchise is in deep rebuild mode after parting ways with several veterans over the past couple of years.
Chicago made the playoffs in 2022 behind Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Coby White, Nikola Vucevic and Alex Caruso. LaVine and DeRozan are on the Sacramento Kings, Vucevic is on the Boston Celtics, Caruso is on the Oklahoma City Thunder and White is on the Charlotte Hornets.
The Bulls are currently building around Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis. It will be fascinating to see if Donovan is back with Chicago next season or steps down.
The Bulls haven’t been contenders since parting ways with Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler. Chicago hasn’t won a playoff series since 2015. It will likely be a long time before the Bulls make the playoffs again.
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