Bulls Rumors: Heat's Shane Battier Hasn't Been Contacted by Chicago for GM Role

The Chicago Bulls are seeking a new general manager after hiring Arturas Karnisovas as the new executive vice president of basketball operations, but Shane Battier doesn't appear to be an option.

According to Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel, the Bulls have not requested permission to contact Battier, who has spent the past three years with the Miami Heat as the team's vice president of basketball development and analytics.

Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times previously reported Battier was "highly coveted" but Pat Riley won't let him go.

Battier spent 13 years as a player in the NBA, his final three with the Heat before retiring in 2014. He was a member of two title teams in Miami in both 2012 and 2013.

He joined the Heat front office in 2017 and has apparently enjoyed the location.

"I've lived here longer than I've lived anywhere other than Birmingham, Michigan," he said earlier this season, per Winderman. "I did not think that would be the case, but here we are nine years later. But it's home, it's home. We love it here."

It will apparently leave the Bulls to look elsewhere for a new general manager to replace Gar Forman, who was fired Monday.

According to Eric Woodyard of ESPN, the pool of candidates could include assistant general managers around the league, including Calvin Booth of the Denver Nuggets, Marc Eversley of the Philadelphia 76ers, Mark Hughes of the Los Angeles Clippers and Matt Lloyd of the Orlando Magic.