CHICAGO BULLS TO HIRE FIRST BLACK GM IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

Marc Eversley is set to be The Chicago Bulls first Black GM in team history.

Eversley will be leaving his role as senior Vice President of player personnel with the Philadelphia 76ers. He agreed to a late Sunday night deal to join new executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas as the new front office of the team, ESPN reports.

Eversley’s experience has led him through front office roles with the 76ers, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors. He also spent over a 10 years with Nike. 

Sixers assistant GM Marc Eversley has agreed to a deal to become the Chicago Bulls new general manager, league sources tell ESPN. Eversley will join EVP of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas to lead a reshaped front office.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 27, 2020