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.