Bulls hire Bryson Graham as their new executive VP of basketball operations (Hour 3)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Gabe Ramirez reacted to the breaking news that the Bulls have hired Atlanta Hawks executive Bryson Graham as their new executive vice president of basketball operations. Graham will replace Arturas Karnisovas, who was fired in April after six underachieving seasons in Chicago. Later, Spiegel and Ramirez listened to Graham’s previous comments about his basketball journey.

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0:00.0	This is where Chicago comes to talk Bears football. We are Sports Radio 1043, The Score, broadcasting live from the Hyundai Studios, presented to you in part by your local Hyundai dealers.
0:10.1	WSCR, WSCR FM in HD1, Chicago, and Odyssey's Sports Station.
0:17.0	The Score!
0:20.7	This hour on The Score is brought to by Bucie Bank, building business, growing wealth since 1868.
0:27.5	Spiegel and Holmes, afternoons on the score.
0:31.6	Doom-doom-do-do-do-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bub-dum-bub.
0:42.6	Folks, we've got breaking news, and breaking news on the score is sponsored by IDOT.
0:45.9	Speeding in a work zone is a no-win. Mind to the sides.
0:48.0	Avoid the fines.
0:51.2	Speegs and Gabe Ramirez on the Spiegel and Holmes show.
0:57.7	The Bulls have made a hire as the new executive vice president of basketball operations, according to Shams Sharania, who we know Michael Reinsdorf told us
1:04.3	that's when you can believe Bulls News is when Shams has it.
1:08.1	The Chicago Bulls are hiring Atlanta Hawks Senior Vice President, Bryson Graham,
1:13.1	as the franchise's new executive vice president of basketball operations.
1:17.1	Graham spent 15 years in New Orleans before joining Atlanta last offseason, rising from an intern
1:25.6	in New Orleans. More from Shams.
1:28.3	Graham 39 has been known across the NBA for a tremendous scouting eye
1:34.1	and being part of successful fines in the draft and player acquisitions during his tenure
1:39.8	with the pelicans and hawks.
1:42.3	The Bulls conducted in-person interviews with candidates last week and mulled over three
1:47.5	finalists, Graham, Detroit Pistons, senior vice president, Dennis Lindsay, and Minnesota Timberwolves
1:54.4	general manager Matt Lloyd over the weekend before deciding on Graham on Monday.
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