The Chicago Bulls are hiring Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, per ESPN. Splitter, who spent last season as the Portland Trail Blazers' interim coach, fills the vacancy left by Billy Donovan, who stepped down at the end of the season.
In his lone season coaching the Blazers, Splitter led the team to a 42-39 season and its first playoff appearance since 2021. While it was a first-round exit at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, the Blazers showed major improvement after four consecutive losing seasons.
Splitter will now be asked to do the same in Chicago, where the Bulls cleaned house in their front office as well, after another disappointing season. Now, though, armed with the No. 4 and No. 15 picks in next week's draft, the Bulls are turning the page and hope that Splitter can lead a young Chicago team in the right direction.
