Billy Donovan, the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, extended his contract in the summer.

 

The Chicago Bulls demonstrated their dedication to Billy Donovan, their head coach. In the summer, the Bulls signed Donovan to a contract extension, according to Shams Charania of the Athletic.

“Sources: After last season’s playoff run ended a four-year postseason drought, the Chicago Bulls inked head coach Billy Donovan to a contract extension, adding years to his initial four-year pact,” tweeted Charania.

Donovan will now be under contract with the Bulls for a longer length of time. He has two years left on his four-year agreement.

The 57-year-old signed with the Bulls in September 2020, not long after Jim Boylen was sacked by Arturas Karnisovas and the newly formed front staff. Donovan led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the playoffs in each of his five seasons as their coach, finishing with a 243-157 record. He also won two NCAA Championships with Florida.

The Bulls’ tenure with Donovan

As head coach of the Bulls, Billy Donovan is 86-88 during the regular season and 1-4 during the postseason. The Bulls finished 31-41 in his debut season, missing the play-in round by two games. With DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso joining the team in his second season, he was able to guide the Bulls to a 46-36 record and the sixth spot in the East.

The Bucks defeated the Bulls in five games in the opening round, despite the fact that it was their first winning season since 2015–16 and their first trip to the playoffs since 2017.

The Bulls have a 9–11 record this season and have played inconsistently; they have defeated the Celtics, Bucks, and Heat, teams they struggled to defeat last year, and they have lost to the Spurs, Magic, and Thunder, who aren’t exactly elite teams right now in the NBA.