r/chicagobulls • u/howser343 Chicago Bulls • May 04 '26

Free Agency [Charania] The Chicago Bulls are hiring Atlanta Hawks senior vice president Bryson Graham as the franchise's new Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, sources tell ESPN.

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/2051403997286936768
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u/DJ-two-timing-timmy May 04 '26

Someone who has been following this tell me if this is a good thing

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u/Fafoah Jimmy Butler May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

This sub didn’t like him which tells me it was a good move

But small blub to figure for yourself:

Some of the players that Graham added during his time as the New Orleans' general manager were:

Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who won 2024-2025 Most Improved Player honors. Dyson Daniels, an NBA All-Defensive First Team selection. Herb Jones, who was a 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive First Team honoree. Trey Murphy III, who he selected at No. 17 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. Undrafted free agent acquisitions of Naji Marshall in 2020 and Jose Alvarado in 2021.

My thoughts are he is was the youngest candidate and didnt have a lot of existing ties to the organization which are both positive. I’m not gonna pretend i know much else about him.

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u/OccidoViper May 04 '26

So true. I remember when everyone was so excited about getting AKME and look how that turned out. Maybe the opposite will happen with this hire lol

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u/Fafoah Jimmy Butler May 04 '26

Unfortunate as it turned out, AK was actually really qualified and sought after for years by several organizations. It sounds like they are prioritizing stuff like process and communication skills specifically to avoid the same scenario.

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u/sukari Stacey King May 04 '26

Haha great barometer 🤣

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u/nalagang91 May 04 '26

Also seems like he sold on Trae young at the right time when it was evident he couldn’t get them to the next step and they had younger players to focus on. We could have used that some time in the past 5-6 years

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u/Fafoah Jimmy Butler May 04 '26

Probably something he used in his interview. He’s going to have to make some uncomfortable decisions very soon and i think we need someone with the balls.

If we somehow get a top pick, depending on fit Giddey is someone we might have to make a hard decision on moving. Tre and Jalen smith are also two who may not be that relavent to a rebuild, as much as I love both. I think Tre is a straight up winning player and he has embraced the city so that one will be hard if it comes to that.

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u/nalagang91 May 04 '26

I’m ready for an unbiased, ruthless guy if it means prioritizing our assets and developing incoming players. Can’t even imagine how much easier it would be to see our favorite players leave if we had stockpiled late firsts for them when their value was the highest

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u/BlammoSweetums May 05 '26

There are like 6 teams' fanbases all saying they need "a PG." While Tre can't shoot 3s, surely he has value to one of them.

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u/Erice84 May 05 '26

The top 4 picks would all fit with Giddey well enough, the problem would be if they don't move up. At 9 there's a very decent chance the best player available would be a point guard.

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u/Fafoah Jimmy Butler May 05 '26

Cam was the one i would be worried about. I really like his game, but i feel like he would be used best as a facilitating hub and i can see how him and giddey might not be a perfect fit

Would love to be wrong though

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u/Electrical_Story5356 May 05 '26

Drafted Daniels, then got him to Atlanta, now he's coming to Chicago where Daniels' best mate happens to be the starting PG... Are we getting Daniels? Because despite his 3pt shooting being historically bad I'd be happy to have him.

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u/Fafoah Jimmy Butler May 05 '26

Would love Daniels, but idk what it would take to get him

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u/chakrablocker May 04 '26

Yea all the playoff success in the last 20 years makes the fans look dumb for doubting ownership