Billy Donovan Fired
Billy Donovan may very well be on the hot seat.
- The Chicago Bulls hired Billy Donovan as their coach Tuesday, landing one of the top candidates on the market to lead a rebuilding team with an overhauled front office.
- William John Donovan Jr. (born May 30, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a position he took in September 2020. Donovan had been the head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder from 2015 until 2020, and previously served as the head basketball coach at the University of.
The respect between Billy Donovan and Monty Williams is palpable. Williams, in town Friday as head coach of the high-flying Phoenix Suns, served as Donovan’s lead assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder for part of the 2015-16 season as Donovan made the transition from coaching Florida to two NCAA titles in a decorated college career to the NBA. 9 hours ago Boylen was fired in August; Billy Donovan was brought in as his replacement in September. After three consecutive years of missing the postseason, Bulls fans were hoping Donovan.
After a 1-4 start to the season, and several defensive mishaps along the way, Donovan is the favorite to be the next head coach fired in the NBA, according to Bet DSI.
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Tom Thibodeau +250
Scott Brooks +500
Fred Hoiberg +500
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Of course, the Cavaliers fired head coach Tyronn Lue on Sunday after a 0-6 start to the season. Prior to the Thunder winning on Sunday, they joined the Cavaliers as the only winless clubs in the NBA.
The Thunder defeated the Suns on Sunday, though, to pick up their first win of the season and improved to 1-4 in the process but the team has not started off the way many had hoped.
Unfortunately for Donovan, he has dealt with multiple injuries to several key players on the roster, including Russell Westbrook, Andre Roberson and Steven Adams, so he has not had a fully healthy roster available.
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Billy Donovan Fired From Thunder
While the team has certainly had their fair share of obstacles this season, it ultimately remains to be seen how much leeway the front office will give Donovan as the season progresses.