Recently hired executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham made it sound like a wide net would be used for the Bulls’ coaching search and that is proving to be the case.
The team has already been rumored to have a list of up-and-comers like San Antonio assistant Sean Sweeney, Minnesota’s Micah Nori, Oklahoma City’s Dave Bliss, former player Jerry Stackhouse, and even an in-house candidate in assistant Wes Unseld Jr. on the radar.
Miami assistant Chris Quinn is now in the mix, as the Bulls have reportedly received permission to talk to Quinn about the vacancy left when Billy Donovan opted to walk away from the head coaching seat after six seasons.
Quinn fits the job description that Graham laid out when he was hired, not only having a strong reputation for player development, but it doesn’t hurt that he’s worked under Erik Spoelstra — arguably one of the elite coaches in the league — since 2014.
Again, this remains a process for Graham, who may have to play the long game in a coaching hire with Bliss and Sweeney still involved in the Western Conference Finals.
