The Chicago Bulls have named Billy Donovan as their new coach. The latter was voted best coach of the season with Oklahoma City.
A size on the bench of the Chicago Bulls. The Illinois NBA franchise hired Billy Donovan (55) as a coach on Tuesday. He just left Oklahoma City after five years at the helm of the Thunder. “We are very pleased to welcome Billy and his family to the Chicago Bulls,” Arturas Karnisovas, vice president of basketball operations for the Illinois franchise said in a statement.
Welcome our new head coach, Billy Donovan!
– Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) September 22, 2020
“His success in his coaching career puts him at a high level,” he continued. “We believe his ability to help his players reach their best, both individually and collectively, will fit in well with our team. ” No details were given as to the length of his contract.
“Whether as a player or as a coach, he has won wherever his career has taken him, and we hope he continues here in Chicago,” concluded the manager. Donovan, who succeeds Jim Boylen, sacked last month, has a record of 243 wins against 157 losses during his stint at Oklahoma City, which he called five seasons in a row for the play-offs.
Coach of the year
This season, he was named Coach of the Year alongside Milwaukee Bucks Mike Budenholzer by the NBA Coaches Union (NBCA). And in the play-offs, the Thunder was eliminated in the first round by the Houston Rockets after a very close series in seven matches. The Bulls have not reached the play-offs for three seasons and their last final dates back to the 1997-1998 season, which resulted in the sixth coronation of the band to Michael Jordan against Utah.
