Bulls Hire Hawks' Bryson Graham as Basketball Ops EVP

The Chicago Bulls hired Atlanta Hawks executive Bryson Graham as executive vice president of basketball operations on Monday, replacing Arturas Karnisovas in a bid to revive the franchise after a disappointing season.

Graham, who served this season as Atlanta's senior vice president of basketball operations, steps into the role following the Bulls' dismissal of Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley in early April. The team finished 31-51, placing 12th in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. Under Karnisovas, who joined in 2020, Chicago made just one postseason appearance, a first-round loss to Milwaukee in 2022 after a 46-36 regular season.

Graham brings 15 years of front-office experience from the New Orleans Pelicans, where he rose from intern in the 2010-11 season to general manager. During his tenure there, he contributed to drafting players such as Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones and Dyson Daniels. The Hawks, under his recent guidance, posted a 46-36 record, their best since 2015-16, before falling to New York in the first round of the playoffs.

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