Oklahoma City’s Sam Presti and Toronto’s Masai Ujiri were never being hunted.
Just two white whales that the S.S. Reinsdorf knew couldn’t be caught or even run down.
In that regard, maybe the reshaping of the Bulls front office was always going to be underwhelming, especially for a fan base that was hoping a big-name executive could be landed, giving the organization a new voice, a better direction.
Instead, Monday was more about who else was out of the running rather then who was actually in.
Members of the Toronto media reported that Raptors general manager Bobby Webster was staying put, close to landing a new deal to keep his current role, while Miami vice president of basketball operations/assistant GM Adam Simon will also stay with a Heat organization that he’s spent decades with, starting off as a video coordinator.