Bulls fire coach Jim Boylen, seek 'evolution in leadership'

The Chicago Bulls announced Friday morning that Jim Boylen will no longer be the team’s coach.

Boylen was promoted to head coach in the middle of the 2018-19 season when Fred Hoiberg was fired. Boylen has a career record of 39-84 (.317), ranking second worst in franchise history to Tim Floyd (.205) for coaches with a minimum of 100 games.

Bulls: Evolution in leadership necessary

Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas said in a statement:

“After doing a comprehensive evaluation and giving the process the time it deserved, I ultimately decided that a fresh approach and evolution in leadership was necessary. This was a very difficult decision, but it is time for…