The Chicago Bulls reportedly signed head coach Billy Donovan to a contract extension before the start of the 2022-23 season, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Donovan had two years remaining on the original four-year deal he signed in 2020. The Bulls extended him to an undisclosed amount of years after he guided Chicago to the playoffs for the first time in four years as the sixth seed. They ultimately dropped a five-game series to the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the postseason. The Bulls have an 86-88 record, with Donovan leading the way from the bench.
Donovan came to Chicago after he parted ways with the Oklahoma City Thunder in September 2020. Billy Donovan led Chicago to a nine-win improvement in 2020-21, followed by a 46-36 finish in Donovan’s second season, a 15-win jump from his first season. This season, the Bulls (9-11) have won three of their last four games against Boston, Milwaukee, and Utah.
Donovan went 243-157 record in his five seasons as the head coach of the Thunder (2015-2020), reaching the Western Conference Finals in his rookie year. He came to the NBA after winning two national championships as the head coach of the Joakim Noah and Al Horford-led Florida Gators.
Donovan, 57, had a 243-157 record in his five seasons as Thunder head coach (2015-20), reaching the Western Conference finals in his first year in Oklahoma City. Donovan was a two-time national championship head coach at the University of Florida.
