Should Chicago Bulls Target Steve Kerr If He Leaves Golden State Warriors?

Following the front office dismissal, Billy Donovan's departure already handed the Chicago Bulls one more major offseason assignment to address.

With Donovan stepping down on Tuesday, the Bulls face a coaching search on top of an already-urgent front office hunt — a dual workload that would test the franchise this offseason.

However, the timing produced an interesting coincidence on the other side of the country. Rumors began swirling that Steve Kerr could be stepping away from the Golden State Warriors after being called out by his player, Draymond Green, in his podcast, "The Draymond Green Show," and later reported by NBCS's Monte Poole. Notably, Kerr's contract with the Warriors will expire this offseason.

If the smoke becomes true, the Bulls should absolutely be calling.

The connection between Kerr and Chicago needs no further introduction. The sharpshooter spent five seasons with the Bulls from 1993 to 1998, winning three championships alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as one of the most reliable role players of the dynasty. The Bulls have spent decades trying to recapture whatever intangible energy those teams carried. Hiring Kerr wouldn't just be a smart basketball move. It would be a bridge between the golden past and a promising rebuild for the future.

Putting the fame aside, having Kerr on the sideline with a playbook just made the basketball case nothing but compelling. Kerr didn't just win in Golden State — he helped reshape how the entire league plays. The fast-paced, three-point-oriented system he built around Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and others became the template that every team in the league has since chased. Bringing that philosophy to Chicago wouldn't require tearing down what Donovan built so much as elevating it. The transition from Donovan's system to Kerr's wouldn't be a disruption — it would be an upgrade if the roster gets built to fit it.

Meanwhile, his player development also seals the argument. Under Kerr's tenure in recent years, Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski both found real roles within his system, complementing a veteran version of Curry rather than getting lost in his shadow. The Bulls have Matas Buzelis, Josh Giddey and a collection of young pieces who haven't come close to their ceilings yet. Kerr knowing how to pull that out of players is exactly what this franchise needs right now.

Perhaps most importantly for a front office is whether both sides are aligned and communicated, a haunting problem stemming from the AKME era. Kerr is famously collaborative in this industry. He doesn't operate like a dictator. He works with management, communicates openly and builds genuine buy-in blueprints — which favors The Reinsdorfs, who pursued sustainability after years of dysfunction between the sideline and the front office.

Of course, this aforementioned pitch might end up as a perfect illusion. Leaving Curry is no small thing for Kerr, who complemented each other with Hall-of-Fame legacies. Like Donovan's situation in the previous week, the decision ultimately belongs to the coach himself. Whether Kerr's next move would be another question entirely, the Bulls should make the call when the time comes.