The Chicago Bulls have hired Bryson Graham, the former Atlanta Hawks executive, as vice president of basketball operations in a bid to reverse a decade of underperformancellun. Graham’s first act was to keep the No. 4 draft pick from 2026, used to select Caleb Wilson, a North Carolina forward whose 35‑point summer‑league debut signals high upside.

In his first six weeks, Graham assembled a new staff, ran 10‑hour days, and interviewed 12 coaching candidates, finally choosing former Portland interim head coach Tiago Splitter. The move(marker) replaced outgoing president Arturas Karnisovas and GM Marc Eversley, whose tenure saw poor decision‑making and costly missteps, such as the over‑valuation of Patrick Williams.

The Bulls’ 2020 draft fiasco—picking Williams over Tyrese Haliburton—left the franchise with a legacy of tunnel vision and misaligned priorities. Graham asserts that owning the right people and letting them work is the key to building a winning culture, a promise that could shift the East’s balance of power.

If successful, the rebuild could restore the Bulls’ legacy and bring new excitement to the storied franchise.