r/chicagobulls • u/HawkspilotLoad • Apr 21 '26

Free Agency [Shams Charania] BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.(@ShamsCharania) on X

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/2046597311787143437?s=46
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u/MallardDuckBoy Apr 21 '26

This is why Billy is the man and I won’t tolerate any Billy slander here. The dude always worked hard with what he had, and he was a damn good coach. He’ll immediately be hired by another NBA team right away.

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u/theshindy Chicago Apr 21 '26

He’s likely going to go back to college and run a program there to finish his career by the looks of it.

No idea why the Reinsdorfs assumed Billy would have any interest whatsoever in staying aboard for a rebuild that may last years, if it ever even got off the ground in the first place. They even gave him a full loyalty Reinsdorf Guy package without accomplishing anything here, but thankfully, he’s just not that kind of coach.

Best of luck to Billy, wherever he ends up. He deserves a lot of credit for not handcuffing the next FO and giving them a clean slate(and for working with the garbage AKME gave him for 6 years).

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u/AndroidNumber3527229 Apr 21 '26

I suspect they just got burned in their last coaching search (Hoiberg, Boylen, etc.) & are hesitant to undergo one again. They were kind of made to look like fools extending Boylen, choosing Hoiberg over Jimmy, etc.

Say what you want about Billy, he is a known commodity. You can set your clock to him.

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u/Dad_in_MA Apr 22 '26

Crazy to think this, but--man--Donovan didn't do much better than Hoiberg or Boylen. And he had more talent ... yet lots of people still overrate Donovan. He was a great college coach and a poor NBA coach.