Bulls Rumors: CHI Granted Permission to Interview Clippers' Mark Hughes, More

The Chicago Bulls have reportedly received permission to interview the Philadelphia 76ers' Marc Eversley, Los Angeles Clippers' Mark Hughes and Orlando Magic's Matt Lloyd about their general manager vacancy.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported the update Tuesday.

The Bulls announced the hiring of Arturas Karnisovas as their new executive vice president of basketball operations Monday. He previously served as general manager of the Denver Nuggets.

"This is the height of a dream for me, and I am prepared for the challenge that it presents," the 48-year-old said. "I grew up watching the Chicago Bulls. They represented American basketball and the NBA to a kid from Lithuania. I've always had a love for this franchise, and to be a part of it and influence its revival is a privilege."

In coordination with Karnisovas' arrival, the Bulls confirmed GM Gar Forman was fired after 22 years in the organization.

Along with Eversley, Hughes and Lloyd, Chicago is expected to consider bringing on Karnisovas' former assistant GM with the Nuggets, Calvin Booth, as its general manager, per Wojnarowski.

"I'm enjoying my time here. If this is my last stop working in the front office, I'd be perfectly fine with that," the 43-year-old former journeyman NBA guard said in February. "But if there's an opportunity to be a lead decision-maker for a franchise, of course I'd be interested, and I'd have to hear what the team has to say."

The Bulls ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 22-43 record when the 2019-20 NBA season was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.

They qualified for the postseason just once over the past four years and they were eliminated from the 2017 playoffs in the first round by the Boston Celtics.

The team hasn't provided a timetable for hiring a new GM.