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Bulls Clean House: Fire VP Karnisovas and GM Eversley After Six Disappointing Years

The Chicago Bulls finally pulled the plug. On Monday, the organization dismissed executive VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley, ending a six-year run that produced exactly one playoff appearance and a whole lot of frustration.

The numbers tell the story: 224-254 across six seasons. A 29-49 record this year with the team sitting 12th in the East, missing the playoffs for a fourth straight season. The Jaden Ivey incident — dismissed last week after controversial social media posts — was reportedly the final straw for the Reinsdorf family.

Now the question becomes: what's next? Michael Reinsdorf, senior advisor John Paxson, and a committee will run basketball operations during the search. Billy Donovan's future as head coach is also uncertain — reports say he's already discussing potential staff for the UNC job. Bulls fans have waited years for change at the top. They finally got it.