The Bulls cleaned house — fired VP Arturas Karnisovas and GM Marc Eversley after six years.

The Chicago Bulls fired executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Sunday after six years of a rebuild that never quite rebuilt anything. The move came with four games left in a 29-49 season and a seven-game losing streak that felt like the final straw.

But the real story is what CEO Michael Reinsdorf said next: whoever replaces Karnisovas must be fully committed to keeping Billy Donovan as head coach. That's a strong signal about where the organization sees its future — and a surprising one given Donovan's name surfaced in the UNC coaching search. Reinsdorf and Donovan are expected to meet after the season ends, with the ball firmly in Donovan's court.

The catalyst for the firings went beyond the record. The Jaden Ivey situation — acquired from Detroit on February 3, then waived March 30 for "conduct detrimental to the team" over social media posts — became an embarrassment that ownership couldn't ignore. Chicago's next front office has a young core of Matas Buzelis and draft capital to work with, but the dysfunction has to stop first.