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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, then-Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, left, talks with an official during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game against the Houston Rockets, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Chicago Bulls made sweeping changes to their front office for the 2020-21 season and snagged Donovan, one of the top coaches on the market, hoping an overhaul in leadership will carry them back to respectability. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Bulls set different course with new management team, coach

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2019, file photo, Florida State forward Patrick Williams brings the ball up during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Williams was selected by the Chicago Bull in the NBA draft Wednesday, Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)

Bulls draft Florida State forward Patrick Williams at No. 4

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

For Donovan, job with Bulls ‘came out of left field’

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didnt qualify for the NBAs restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) **FILE**

Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach, replaces Jim Boylen

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Bulls snag big name in coaching search, hire Billy Donovan

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 9, 2019, file photo, Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, in Chicago. The Chicago Bulls fired coach Jim Boylen on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, as the new front office begins its remake of a team that missed the playoffs again.(AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)

Bulls fire coach Jim Boylen after missing playoffs again

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan speaks to the media about hosting the NBA All-Star basketball game during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C. Jordan spoke to his Hornets players recently via video conference call about what it takes to be a champion, emphasizing the need for accountability, even if it means making teammates comfortable (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Jordan talks to Hornets about being uncomfortable, winning

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Bulls not ready to announce decision on Boylen’s future

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Peoria educator wore 23 for Bulls before Michael Jordan

By JOHNNY CAMPOS - Associated Press

In this Sept. 11, 2009, file photo, Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan makes a statement during a media availability before his enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. The Utah Jazz have announced that Jerry Sloan, the coach who took them to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 on his way to a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. Sloan died Friday morning, May 22, 2020, the Jazz said, from complications related to Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 78. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File) **FILE**

Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

In this June 14, 1992, file photo, Michael Jordan celebrates the Bulls win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Finals in Chicago. Decades after Jordan's groundbreaking departure from college, March Madness and the NBA's mega-millions have taken all the novelty out of leaving early for the pros. (AP Photo/John Swart) ** FILE **

Horace Grant rips Michael Jordan over ‘Last Dance’: ‘That’s a damn snitch right there’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 2, 1995, file photo, Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause speaks to the media in Deerfield, Ill., about trading center Will Perdue for the flamboyant San Antonio Spurs' Dennis Rodman. Krause, the executive behind the Bulls' six NBA titles, has died, the team announced Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was 77. (AP Photo/Michael S. Green, File)

Jerry Krause reveals why he split up Michael Jordan and the Bulls

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this June 11, 1997 file photo, Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen, right, embraces an exhausted Michael Jordan following their win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City. The flu-like illness Jordan fought through to lead the Bulls to a crucial victory in the 1997 NBA Finals created instant fodder for the virtue of perseverance. Pushing past boundaries, overcoming obstacles and adversity — that is part of the ethos of major competitive sports. That is how elite athletes become wired to win. (AP Photo/Jack Smith) ** FILE **

Michael Jordan sets record straight about ‘flu game,’ implies deliberate food poisoning

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2000, file photo, Chicago Bulls' B.J. Armstrong celebrates the Bulls' 77-66 win over the Washington Wizards in Chicago. Armstrong earned three rings with the Chicago Bulls, as part of their NBA championship teams in 1991, 1992 and 1993. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

A breakfast in ‘95 played a role in Jordan’s return to Bulls

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011, file photo, Houston Rockets director of global scouting Arturas Karnisovas poses during the NBA basketball team's media day in Houston. The Bulls hired Denver Nuggets general manager Karnisovas to run their basketball operation, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday night, April 9, 2020. The person, who confirmed reports by several outlets, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced. Longtime executive John Paxson was expected to move into an advisory role. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Karnisovas sets course to boost Bulls toward ultimate prize

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 24, 2019, file photo, Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson responds to a question about the team's two draft picks during a news conference in Chicago. The Bulls hired Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas to run their basketball operation, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday night, April 9, 2020. The person, who confirmed reports by several outlets, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced. Paxson was expected to move into an advisory role. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

AP source: Bulls tab Nuggets’ Karnisovas to lead operations

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Wendell Carter Jr. (34) dunks next to Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

White scores 20, commits 9 TOs, Bulls beat Cavaliers 108-103

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets interim head coach Jacque Vaughn talks to his players during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls at the Barclays Center, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dinwiddie makes late free throws, Nets beat Bulls 110-107

By DENIS P. GORMAN - Associated Press

Indiana Pacers' Myles Turner (33) dunks against the Chicago Bulls during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Friday, March 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Sabonis dominates, Pacers hang on to beat Bulls 108-102

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Coby White, left, drives around Minnesota Timberwolves' Jordan McLaughlin in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Beasley scores 24 as Timberwolves beat Bulls 115-108

By BRIAN HALL - Associated Press