The Chicago Bulls have hired Doug Collins as a senior advisor, the team announced on Tuesday:
“Doug will be great in this capacity for our organization. The position of ‘senior advisor’ has proven to work well around the NBA in recent years, and I am confident the same will hold true with the Bulls,” said Chicago Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. “The fact that our relationship goes back more than 30 years certainly helps, but he is especially qualified to assist our leadership in rebuilding the Bulls.”
“People who know me know the respect that I have for Jerry, Michael, and the Chicago Bulls organization. I am looking forward to getting started and helping everyone,” said Collins. “To be able to stay involved in the NBA and work with John, Gar, Fred and their respective staffs, while not having to leave my family and continuing to live in one of the greatest cities in the world—the fit couldn’t be any better for me at this point in my life.'”
Collins will report to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson.
Collins has a storied career in the NBA. As a player, he spent 1973-81 with the Philadelphia 76ers and made three All-Star Teams, after being drafted first overall. From 1986 to 2013, he served as head coach for the Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and 76ers.
Collins coached the Bulls for three seasons (1986-89), and now will be advising for them as “an expert resource for the front office and coaching staff.”
Collins may be 66, but don’t worry… He’s #woke:
Collins: "I'm old but I'm not old school … I am woke."
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) September 19, 2017
