The Chicago Bulls and head coach Billy Donovan have agreed to a multi-year contract extension.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported “Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has signed a multiyear contract extension with the franchise, sources tell ESPN. Donovan is viewed as a leader within the Bulls organization, and will enter his sixth season in Chicago in 2025-26 with 800 NBA games coached over his career.”

Donovan joined the Bulls in September 2020 after a successful tenure with the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he consistently led them to post-season appearances.  Under Donovan’s leadership, the Thunder achieved a 243-157 record and made it to the play-offs every season.

With the Bulls, Donovan holds a 195-205 record and only one play-off appearance. Donovan finished his fifth season with Chicago with a 39-43 record and a No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference. That qualified the Bulls for the play-in tournament, where they lost to the Miami Heat, 112-91. Overall in his NBA career, including five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Donovan has a 438-362 record.

Before his NBA career, Donovan was an assistant in Lexington from 1989-94 under then-head coach Rick Pitino. He became the head coach at the University of Florida, where he advanced to four Final Fours over 19 seasons and won consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007.  This fall, Donovan will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame based on his accomplishments as a college basketball coach.

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