Bulls assistant Chris Fleming will not return to coaching staff; Maurice Cheeks to shift roles
Bulls assistant Chris Fleming will not return to coaching staff; Maurice Cheeks to shift roles originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming will not return to head coach Billy Donovan’s staff with the Bulls, according to Bulls PR. Assistant coach Maurice Cheeks will also move off his full-time role on the bench but will shift elsewhere in the organization.
Josh Longstaff is in the mix to be the new lead assistant coach and John Bryant is expected to move from the back to the front of the bench in Donovan’s staff, too, sources confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson.
Can confirm Chris Fleming will not return to Billy Donovan’s staff, as @ShamsCharania 1st reported
I asked Artūras Karnišovas directly about this Saturday because I was under impression changes were coming
Also, Maurice Cheeks will remain with Bulls but not full-time bench role
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) April 23, 2024
More staff stuff: Josh Longstaff is in
mix to be new lead assistant coach, while John Bryant is expected to move from back to front of bench.— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) April 23, 2024
Fleming, 54, was initially hired by the Bulls to be the lead assistant coach on Jim Boylen’s staff in 2019. The Bulls retained his services following the hiring of Donovan as the head coach. In December 2021, Fleming acted as interim head coach during Donovan’s absence due to Covid-19. The Bulls went 5-0 under Fleming.
Cheeks, 67, is a Chicago native and has been with the Bulls since 2020. He’s been an NBA coach since 1993. He’s been on Donovan’s staff since their shared Thunder days in 2015, before Cheeks’ head coaching stints with the 76ers and the Pistons.
Bryant has been the Bulls’ summer league coach. He’s been with the Bulls since 2021. Before, he served on the 76ers’ player development and coaching staff from 2016-21. Longstaff, 41, has been with the Bulls since 2020.
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