Ranking 6 best Bulls GM candidates to replace Arturas Karnisovas, from Bob Myers to Matt Lloyd

Ranking 6 best Bulls GM candidates to replace Arturas Karnisovas, from Bob Myers to Matt Lloyd originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Bulls general manager job doesn't come around very often.

There have been just three teams of people at the helm since Jerry Reinsdorf bought the team back in 1985. There will be a fourth after lead executives Arturas Karnisovas and Mark Eversley were dismissed on Monday afternoon. That job security makes it an appealing one throughout the league.

The Bulls are a storied franchise in a big city. Their owners don't have deep pockets and run a tight ship as far as team infrastructure goes, but they have been willing to spend on the roster in the rare instances when they are in championship contention. Perhaps more importantly, the Bulls are in a good spot to turn their fortunes around quickly.

They have the most cap space in the league to work with this summer, they will have a decent lottery pick in a very strong draft, they have all of their own first-round picks going forward, and they have some promising young players on the roster led by Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis. SN's NBA HQ: Live NBA scores | Updated NBA standings | Full NBA schedule There will be plenty of parties interested in the position. The Thunder 's Sam Presti is the obvious best candidate and one that the Reinsdorfs talked to when the opening came up back in 2020.