The present NBA season has been suspended by the Coronavirus that has invaded the country. The virus sweeping through and infecting many while imprisoning most. The conditions around us did not stop the Chicago Bulls from making a game changer type of move to their front office. Some will say it took the bloody apocalypse finally to make a decision to end the two man puppet show of John Paxson and Gar Forman. Most are familiar with dumb and dumber, aka GARPAX, that has been running this basketball organization into the ground for more than two decades. Finally enough was enough and the Reinsdorf clan actually made a significant move that was heard throughout the NBA. The Bulls were able to pry Arturas Karnisovas away from the Denver Nuggets front office.

Arturas Karnisovas is the man with the plan and will take over the Bulls front office as Head of Basketball Operations. The 48 year old spent six seasons in Denver. The last two seasons, Karnisovas served as the Nuggets General manager constructing an NBA team on the rise in the West. Lots of interesting talent assembled by Arturas Karnisovas. He also served as the team’s Assistant General Manager and VP of Basketball Operations during that six years in Denver. Before the Nuggets, Karnisovas was Director of Scouting for the Rockets for five years. Karnisovas also dabbled in the NBA league office before the job with the Rockets where he spent 4 years.

Arturas Karnisovas was born in Lithuania. Arturas came over to the states and played college ball at Seton Hall. After college, Karnisovas played basketball overseas for more than ten years professionally. Karnisovas definitely has a connection to international players. The Nuggets roster is filled with them. Jamal Murray and Trey Lyles from Canada. Karnisovas found a diamond in the ruff in Torrey Craig, who is from Australia. Serbian big man, Nikola Jokic was a second rounder unheard of, and he’s done very well. Karnisovas likes a certain physical profile of players he likes. Versatile skills and intangibles like dedication, motivation, and team first guys.

Arturas Karnisovas will have plenty of work to do. The Bulls have one of the smallest front office personnel departments in the league. Expansion will be on the list of improvements. Karnisovas will be looking for a new General Manager. What will Karnisovas do with Head Coach, Jim Boylen? Will this move the Bulls made get Lauri Markkanen back on board with the organization? Markkanen gave his displeasure of the direction the Bulls organization was going, not too long ago. As for GARPAX you think they would be thrown to the curb of the ongoing dumpster fire they created all these years. John Paxson will have an advisory role. Gar Forman’s future is unclear right now. We know Jerry Reinsdorf does not like to fire his Lieutenants. I’m sure Gar Forman will resurface somewhere, hopefully just behind the pretzel cart in a paper hat. Today I could say I may find my Bulls jersey at the bottom of the hamper to see if it’s even still there. I need to see more by the Bulls before I run it through the wash.