CHICAGO _ The Bulls officially announced Marc Eversley as their general manager on Friday.
Eversley becomes the right-hand man of new vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas in the team's remade front office, one tasked with turning around a stalled rebuild. Much like his new boss, Eversley comes with a representation for finding undervalued players in the draft during his years as an executive. Now the two will come together to lead the Bulls decision-making process.
Karnisovas had settled on Eversley as his choice for general manager and made plans to call him this Monday. But while watching "The Last Dance," ESPN's 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Bulls, Karnisovas said he became emotional and called Eversley late Sunday night to see if he was awake. Eversley was up watching a replay of episodes three and four around 1 a.m. ET when Karnisovas offered him the job.
"We're basketball junkies," Eversely said during his introductory conference call Friday afternoon. "We love being in the gym. We love evaluating talent. We love growing teams. I think my relationships is obviously something I think I complement him well with. My days at Nike and working with the teams I've worked with, I think they're going to be a great complement to him and our staff moving forward.
"In the teams that I've been with prior, we've always fostered healthy debate and communication. After talking to Arturas, that's something he welcomes. As long as you do it in a respectful way, you can do great things."
Bulls fans might not have known much about Eversley before he secured the job, so here are five things to know about the team's new GM.
