Dan Craig is leaving the Clippers staff to become one of Billy Donovan’s top assistants with the Bulls, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports (Twitter link).
Craig, 43, spent the past four years on Tyronn Lue‘s staff in Los Angeles, having been named the team’s associate head coach in November 2020. He spent the previous four seasons under Erik Spoelstra with the Heat, where he also had a stint as the head coach of the G League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce.
He’ll team with former Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. as top assistants for Chicago. Unseld’s decision to join the Bulls was reported on Saturday.
The Bulls’ staff was been in a state of flux since the end of the regular season. Josh Longstaff departed to join the Hornets’ staff. Last month, a report surfaced that Chris Fleming would not be retained while Maurice Cheeks would transition to a different role in the organization.
I have no idea how Dan Craig, Chris Quinn, and Juwan Howard haven’t gotten HC jobs in the NBA while guys who have been fired 5-6-7 times keep getting re hired lol
I’m not opposed to these hires, just makes you wonder if Billy’s job maybe in danger?
Donovan is a good coach. Last season, the Bulls overachieved. Bulls began the season 5-14 and then went 34-29. The Bulls are small and lack talent.
Jumping on a sinking ship.
They can’t change the roster because they only have negative assets so this is what they will sell the fanbase as change, I’ve never hated an organization more
24 hours later.. Craig already been undercut by another hire…. what a franchise haha… without Jordan they have been one of, if not they worst franchises in NBA history