{"id":76861,"date":"2025-07-28T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=76861"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:42:05","slug":"chicago-bulls-hand-billy-donovan-extension-despite-underwhelming-record-and-play-in-exits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chicago-bulls-hand-billy-donovan-extension-despite-underwhelming-record-and-play-in-exits\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bulls Hand Billy Donovan Extension Despite Underwhelming Record and Play-in Exits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls have extended the reign of head coach Billy Donovan as both parties have agreed to a new deal. This came in spite of Billy Donovan&rsquo;s inconsistent tenure and weak results across five years in Chicago.<\/p><p>Donovan was hired by the Bulls in 2020 and has only reached the playoffs once since arriving. He joined from the Oklahoma City Thunder where he had a dominant record of 243-157.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has signed a multiyear contract extension with the franchise, sources tell ESPN. Donovan is viewed as a leader within the Bulls organization, and will enter his sixth season in Chicago in 2025-26 with 800 NBA games coached over his career. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVYMiZt2Tv\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/LVYMiZt2Tv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1949482949960716673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>However, in Chicago, the record has been 196-209 with 1 playoffs appearance and three eliminations from the Play-in tournament. Fans across social media have voiced their concerns over the new contract.<\/p><p>The Chicago Bulls management, meanwhile, has strong belief in the 60-year-old head coach. The management believes in their roadmap and have decided to stay the course with Donovan.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Billy Donovan is 196-209 in 6 years as a Bulls coach<br>That&rsquo;s a 48% winning percentage<br><br>In my line of work, if only 48% of my clients saw results I simply would have to find another job<\/p>&mdash; Justin Talks Hoops (@J_Talks_Hoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/J_Talks_Hoops\/status\/1949486532768715024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Not only did the franchise extend Billy Donovan but also other members in the top circle. Executive VP Arturas Karnisovas, and GM Marc Eversley were also given extensions.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicago Confident In Donovan&rsquo;s Long-Term Vision<\/h2><p>According to ESPN&rsquo;s Shams Charania, the talks of extension started at the end of the last season. This despite the Bulls underwhelming performance in the East. They finished at the 9th position with a record of .476 and were eventually eliminated by the Miami Heat in the Play-in tournament.<\/p><p>The extension talks concluded recently after Donovan held in-depth discussions with the Bulls&rsquo; management on roster, strategy, and direction. The Bulls are happy with their decision despite on-court struggles of the team.<\/p><p>Billy Donovan, they believe, is highly valued off court due to his ability to develop young players. The Bulls are focused on building a competitive young core for future postseason success. And with players like Coby White, Josh Giddey, Natasha Buzelis, and Noa Essengue, Donovan&rsquo;s presence is even more valued.<\/p><p>The two-time NCAA champion also declined interest from the New York Knicks earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Front Office Reaffirms Faith In Donovan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":76862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8819,17],"class_list":["post-76861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-billy-donovan","tag-chicago-bulls"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chicago Bulls Hand Billy 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